U.S, Feb. 6 -- On popular flight routes such as from Doha to Jakarta, Qatar Airways doesn't have the equipment to expand and has been looking at potential codeshare partners to cover a leg of a connecting itinerary through codeshare.

It happened with American Airlines from Doha to New York, and now with alliance partner Garuda Indonesia, another 5-star airline.

American Airlines however stopped flying to Doha and is only selling the route as a codeshare with Qatar Airways aircraft now. eTurboNews was told AA lost money on the route, while Qatar Airways gained revenue and was able to feed more passengers through its busy and sophisticated hub in Doha.

On the other hand, this is excellent news for the inbound tourism and corporate travel...