Qatar’s Hamad International Airport has signed a sister airport agreement with Shenzhen Bao’an International Airport.
The two partners said the agreement will expand both passenger and cargo connectivity between the Middle East and China.
Focus areas will include exchanging market insights, coordinating route planning and technology adoption, and leveraging shared strengths as innovation hubs.
Hamad International currently connects to nine Chinese cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Xiamen, Chengdu and Hong Kong.
These cities link to more than 120 global destinations through Doha, positioning the Qatari airport as the preferred Middle East hub for Chinese travellers.
From January to August this year, Hamad International has served over 1.1 million passengers travelling from the nine Chinese cities.
The MoU builds on existing ties between Qatar and China, including a similar sister airport agreement that was announced last week between Hamad International and Beijing Daxing.
In addition, earlier this month Qatar Airways announced that it will expand its codeshare agreement with China Southern.
Starting 16 October 2025, Qatar Airways will share code on China Southern's three weekly direct flights between Beijing Daxing and Doha.
Similarly, China Southern will expand its "CZ" code on Qatar Airways-operated flights beyond Doha to 15 destinations across Africa, Europe and the Middle East.