Qatar Airways will increase frequency from Doha to New York (JFK) from two to three daily flights, according to an announcement. It will also offer new connections between New York and more than 80 destinations in the Middle East, Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia. The new flights will arrive in New York early in the morning and depart late in the evening.

US customers, according to the announcement, will also benefit from the enhanced connectivity between JetBlue and Qatar Airways via New York. With three flights per day scheduled in the morning, afternoon and evening, seamless connections will be available from Detroit, Raleigh-Durham, Orlando or Tampa to Doha, Kathmandu, Bangkok or Johannesburg. Members of both loyalty programs — Qatar Airways Privilege Club and JetBlue TrueBlue — can earn miles from each other’s codeshare flights.

Qatar Airways’ strategic partnership with American Airlines also continues to expand with American launching flights from its Philadelphia hub to Doha, starting Oct. 28. That service, according to the announcement, will provide customers with seamless travel options and benefits by connecting to more than 90 cities across North America, the Caribbean and Central America; and to more than 80 cities across Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Alaska Airlines and Qatar Airways will also offer customers from the West Coast improved connectivity with significant codeshare expansion and distribution enablement. During the coming weeks, guests will be able to book to more destinations beyond Doha on Alaska Airlines’ website.

Akbar Al Baker, CEO, said the carrier’s “unwavering commitment” to its longstanding US partners — American Airlines, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines — “is built on a mission to connect the world through our hub to our 160 destinations and more.” He added, “We look forward to building more connections and uniting global passengers from across the world.”

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