Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways looking at Dublin-Doha route
Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways are in negotiations to start direct flights between Dublin and Doha, the two airline’s respective hubs, according to Aer Lingus CE Stephen Kavanagh. The Irish executive’s comments come just three weeks after Qatar Airways announced it had increased its stake in Aer Lingus parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) to 15.1%, up from around 12%. “We will be looking at connecting to the Qatar hub either on our metal (planes) or on Qatar metal,” Kavanagh said on Wednesday. “That is a natural way of exploiting the opportunities that both partners can bring,” he said. Qatar Airways did not immediately respond to a request for comment but the Doha-based airline has explored closer relationships with IAG since buying into the company in early 2015. Qatar Airways and IAG subsidiary British Airways have a code-share deal.<br/>
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Aer Lingus, Qatar Airways looking at Dublin-Doha route
Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways are in negotiations to start direct flights between Dublin and Doha, the two airline’s respective hubs, according to Aer Lingus CE Stephen Kavanagh. The Irish executive’s comments come just three weeks after Qatar Airways announced it had increased its stake in Aer Lingus parent company International Airlines Group (IAG) to 15.1%, up from around 12%. “We will be looking at connecting to the Qatar hub either on our metal (planes) or on Qatar metal,” Kavanagh said on Wednesday. “That is a natural way of exploiting the opportunities that both partners can bring,” he said. Qatar Airways did not immediately respond to a request for comment but the Doha-based airline has explored closer relationships with IAG since buying into the company in early 2015. Qatar Airways and IAG subsidiary British Airways have a code-share deal.<br/>
