QATAR AIRWAYS has inked a deal with ANA that will link 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 precedes Qatar Airways” inaugural foray into the Japanese market when it launches non-stop scheduled flights between Doha and Osaka on 31 March. The Osaka service, which will be operated with the new Airbus A330 in a three-class configuration, will be the Gulf carrier”s first route launch of the summer 2005 season and its 11th destination in the Far East. Earlier this month, Qatar launched scheduled flights between Doha and Yangon, and last week added Johannesburg and Cape Town.
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