# Finnair partners with Qatar Airways in search of new routes
Author:  Pal Sinha, Barnali 
Author URL: https://financedigest.com/author/pal-sinha-barnali
Published: 2022-08-29
Category: NEWS
Category URL: https://financedigest.com/category/news
Meta Title: Finnair and Qatar Airways Announce New Strategic Partnership
Meta Description: Finnair partners with Qatar Airways to expand routes from Nordic capitals to Doha, amid challenges of airspace closures and economic uncertainty.
URL: https://financedigest.com/finnair-partners-with-qatar-airways-in-search-of-new-routeshtml

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(Reuters) – Finnair will establish a strategic partnership with Qatar Airways to open up new routes from Nordic capitals to the Qatari capital Doha, the Finnish national carrier said on Monday.

Finnair has been seeking new commercially-feasible routes since the closure of Russian airspace due to the war in Ukraine cut off its previously lucrative Asian connections via a northern route.

The company has said it plans to [unveil a new strategy in the coming months to address the uncertain outlook that includes high fuel prices](https://www.financedigest.com/carrefour-unveils-30-euro-shopping-basket-in-spain-after-government-price-cut-proposal.html "Carrefour unveils 30 euro shopping basket in Spain after government price cut proposal"), the pandemic and the Ukraine war, with the company headed for a third straight year in the red in 2022.

Finnair said it would establish “a long-term strategic cooperation” on flights between Doha and Helsinki in Finland, Stockholm in Sweden and Copenhagen in Denmark starting between November and December, while [exploring the possibility of expanding the agreement to another unnamed European destination](https://www.financedigest.com/brits-spend-less-than-a-quarter-of-their-holiday-exploring-the-destination.html "Brits spend less than a quarter of their holiday exploring the destination").

These [services will be supported by a comprehensive](https://www.financedigest.com/red-box-and-bloomberg-partner-to-provide-comprehensive-record-keeping-and-trade-reconstruction-services-for-financial-compliance.html "Red Box and Bloomberg Partner to Provide Comprehensive Record Keeping and Trade Reconstruction Services for Financial Compliance") codeshare agreement with shared passenger and cargo capacity between both airlines,” Finnair said.

Finnair and Qatar Airways are [part of the oneworld global](https://www.financedigest.com/mando-part-of-the-leading-global-wpp-communications-group-launches-the-universal-card.html "Mando, part of the leading global WPP communications group, launches the ‘Universal Card’") airline alliance.

(This story was refiled to add dropped word in headline)

(Reporting by Anne Kauranen in Helsinki; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)


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