To enhance passenger connectivity, Qatar Airways and Iberia have expanded the codeshare partnership between the two airlines.

The new deal will offer Iberia customers increased connectivity to destinations across the Middle East and Asia, while providing Qatar Airways passengers access to key destinations across Latin America, including Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay and Panama.

Further strengthening the airline’s codeshare partnership and enhancing both carriers’ oneworld relationship, the new codeshare destinations can already be booked.

The Qatar Airways' code (QR) will be applied to routes operated by Iberia from Madrid to Panama City, Panama; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Bogotá Medellín (MDE), Colombia; Montevideo, Uruguay; and Santo Domingo; Dominican Republic.

Qatar Airways currently offers double daily flights from Doha direct to Madrid. From July, this will increase to 17 times weekly.

The enhanced partnership will also benefit members of both airlines’ frequent flyer programmes as well as provide passengers with increased accessibility to the airlines hubs.

Qatar is one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, with a modern fleet of more than 200 aircraft flying to business and leisure destinations across six continents.

Iberia is the leading carrier on routes between Europe and Latin America. Together with its subsidiary and franchise partner, it flies to 131 destinations in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Middle East and Asia.