Qatar Airways Cargo has transported over 50,000 tonnes of medical and aid supplies to impacted regions around the globe, equating to roughly 500 fully loaded Boeing 777 freighters.
The Middle East carrier has increased its services, 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.
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 to 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.
Al Baker added: “I also want to thank many of our 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.
The carrier also continues to work closely with governments across the globe to operate freighter charters to support state efforts to bring in humanitarian aid and essential supplies.
Said Al Baker: “To ensure the safety of our crew and cargo, we have implemented special procedures for ground handling to ensure minimum contact between staff and adherence to social distancing guidelines are met.
“All of our freighters and passenger aircraft are equipped with face masks, gloves and hand sanitisers for our crew and all the crew and staff are screened regularly.”
Qatar Airways Cargo utilises its full freighter fleet as per schedule and operates belly-hold cargo flights to destinations where possible.
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
