Qatar Airways Privilege Club signs All Nippon Airways as Loyalty Partner

Qatar Airways and All Nippon Airways (ANA) have implemented a partnership linking their respective loyalty schemes.

Under the agreement, members of Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club and ANA Mileage Club can accrue and redeem mileage on each other’s global networks.

The partnership comes ahead of Qatar Airways’ first foray into the Japanese market when it launches non-stop scheduled flights between Doha, capital of the State of Qatar, and Osaka on March 31, 2005.

The Osaka service will be Qatar Airways’ first route launch of the summer 2005 season and its 11th destination in the Far East.

Qatar Airways’ Privilege Club members travelling on domestic or international ANA services will be able to accrue Qmiles for later redemption on flights on the Qatar Airways network and partner airlines.

All Privilege Club members – whether they hold Gold, Silver or Burgundy status – have the opportunity to secure cabin upgrades on Qatar Airways flights with their accrued Qmiles.

ANA Mileage Club members travelling to Qatar and beyond on business or leisure will be able to experience Qatar Airways’ award-winning Five Star service as recognised by Skytrax, the independent aviation industry monitoring agency.

ANA is one of the top 10 passenger airlines in the world with an extensive domestic network covering the whole of Japan, and 22 overseas destinations in Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific.

The tie-up marks the start of an alliance between Qatar Airways and ANA, which is set to extend to code-share services in the near future.

Qatar Airways’ manager of Privilege Club, Gregory Epps said, “ANA has an extensive network of flights within Japan and internationally serving destinations from Tokyo and Osaka.”

“This partnership gives our Privilege Club members more opportunities to earn Qmiles and redeem them on our flights and on our partner airlines, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, MEA and now, ANA.”

Qatar Airways’ new Osaka route will be operated with the modern Airbus A330-200 in a three-class configuration. The First Class cabin has 12 seats that convert to 180-degree flat beds, Business Class offers 18 seats that recline 160 degrees, while Economy features 208 seats.

Qatar Airways Flight QR820 from Doha International leaves every Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 2235, arriving at Osaka Kansai Airport at 1430 local time the following day. Flight QR821 will leave Osaka Kansai Airport every Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2345, arriving in Doha at 0530 the following morning.

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