Qatar Airways Cargo announces new North American freighter destinations

Atlanta and Houston will be served with twice-weekly flights from November 2, while the Toronto weekly services will begin five days later on November 7. In North America, Qatar Airways currently operates dedicated freighters only to Chicago.

Meanwhile, Qatar Airways‘ passenger services to Jeddah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will be supplemented with a weekly cargo flight, effective October 30. In addition, extra cargo flights will operate to Chicago, Colombo, Bahrain, Dammam, Hong Kong and Tehran from October 30.

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said that the airline’s dedicated cargo network was an extension of the airline’s strategy to develop its global air transport business. "With the recent completion of our 35% stake in Cargolux, we have increased our focus on freighter operations, which ties seamlessly into the airline’s strategy to have as many connecting points across the globe from our Doha hub," said Al Baker.

"We have identified tremendous route expansion opportunities around the world, including North America where the freighter market is huge."

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