Qatar Airways adds 7 destinations into its op

Mumbai, Sep 3: Qatar Airways Cargo has expanded its international operations with the introduction of a third aircraft into its freighter fleet and the launch of seven new cargo-only destinations.

The Airbus A300-600F took to the skies, following its conversion from a passenger aircraft to a cargo aircraft. Earlier this year, Qatar Airways Cargo introduced its second freighter as part of a long-term strategy to develop an international network of cargo flights, a Qatar Airways statement said here today.

With the addition of the third freighter, the total number of destinations worldwide of Qatar Airways Cargo has increased to 16 cities from nine.

The new destinations that have been added include Algiers, Tunis, Milan, Istanbul, Karachi, Colombo and Johor Bahru (Malaysia). They supplement other destinations already in the network, which are Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Khartoum, Dubai, Nairobi, Bangalore, Chennai, Lahore and Dhaka.

To cope with the increase in business, arising from the rapid expansion of Qatar Airways' fleet, the cargo division has expanded its warehouse facilities too. The 40 per cent increase in space includes a new import and export warehouse, cold storage and freezer facilities, it added.

UNI