Qatar Airways Cargo carried 5 crore kg medical and aid relief supplies last month

April 9, 2020: Qatar Airways Cargo has increased services around the world, operating freighters and freight-only passenger aircraft and in last month, the airline has transported over 5 crore kg of medical and aid supplies to impacted regions around the globe. This equates to roughly 500 fully loaded Boeing 777 freighters.

Qatar Airways Cargo has increased services around the world, operating freighters and freight-only passenger aircraft to ensure the continuity of global trade and transportation of essential supplies to where they are needed during this critical time. https://t.co/s7JZzxGESu pic.twitter.com/Nvx48LS039

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Qatar Airways Group, chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “Now, more than ever it is important to support global trade that ensures the supply of essential goods and vital aid worldwide. I am thankful for the airport authorities, ground handlers, cargo agents and governments around the world who have helped us increase our services to fulfil the demand for time-sensitive freight.

“I also want to thank many of the long-standing commercial customers that have supported us to prioritise humanitarian relief shipments to badly effected regions over their existing commercial arrangements. We are all in this together and are glad to be of service to communities around the world during this difficult time.”

Additional capacity has been introduced to cities such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Paris, Amsterdam, Muscat, Kuwait, Delhi, Beijing and Melbourne. We also continue to work closely with governments across the globe to operate freighter charters to support State efforts to bring in humanitarian aid and essential supplies.

A full list of belly-hold cargo destinations is available at https://www.qatarairways.com/en/travel-alerts/COVID-19-update.html

To check the most updated schedules, visit http://www.qrcargo.com/flightschedules