WestJet and Qatar Airways Launch Two-Way Codeshare Through Toronto and Montreal

October 27, 2026 — WestJet (WS) and Qatar Airways (QR) have turned their decade-old partnership into a two-way codeshare, linking Qatar’s Doha flights at Toronto and Montreal with WestJet’s Canadian network.

What happened

The airlines announced the deal on Monday, October 26, from WestJet’s home base in Calgary.

Who	What they sell	Where
WestJet	Its WS code on Qatar Airways flights	Doha–Toronto and Doha–Montreal nonstops (first phase)
Qatar Airways	Its QR code on select WestJet flights	From Toronto and Montreal to 11 Canadian destinations, including Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Halifax, St. John’s and Winnipeg
WestJet (later phase)	Its WS code beyond Doha	Select Qatar Airways destinations, not yet named

Start date: TBA. The release does not say when codeshare tickets go on sale.
Loyalty: WestJet Rewards members earn on the whole codeshare trip. The release does not say what Qatar Airways Privilege Club members get.
Travel experience: one ticket, coordinated connections and bags checked through to the final destination.
More Doha flights: Qatar Airways moved to 14 weekly flights to Canada from October 25, giving both Toronto and Montreal daily service (Montreal went from five to seven a week).

WestJet chief commercial officer John Weatherill pointed to a relationship “that has spanned more than a decade” and said WestJet wants to keep adding global destinations through partners.

What it means for travelers

Connecting banks at YYZ and YUL may fill up. WestJet flights timed to meet the Doha departures will now carry more connecting Qatar passengers. Book early if you plan to fly those flights.
Daily Doha service helps. With Montreal now daily, there is a backup flight every day from both gateways if your plans change.