American Airlines and Qatar Airways are expanding their strategic alliance with a new codeshare agreement, enabling American’s customers to book travel on Qatar Airways flights via Doha to and from 16 new countries. Pending any necessary government codeshare approvals, travelers will be able to book travel beyond Qatar to their final destinations in Ethiopia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Pakistan, Seychelles, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This expanded codeshare comes as American has launched new service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Doha’s Hamad International Airport. The new service, according to an announcement, establishes American as the only US carrier to serve the Gulf region, seamlessly connecting through Doha with Qatar Airways. Robert Isom, American’s CEO, said the carrier is “excited” to deepen its strategic alliance with Qatar Airways alongside the launch of its new service between New York and Doha, “giving American’s customers more choices and convenient access to the Middle East and beyond.”