22 December 2015
Doha: Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth on January 19, 2016, increasing its network to six freighter destinations in the Americas. A QAC Boeing 777F will fly two times a week to Dallas from Liege.
QAC provides service to 13 destinations in the Americas, with additional upload provided in the belly hold of the airline's commercial aircraft. The service to Dallas will increase the 400 tonnes of export cargo capacity per month, currently transported as belly hold cargo on Qatar Airways' (QA) passenger services, to 1,000 tonnes of exports a month. Import capacity into Dallas will increase to 300 tonnes per month.
"We are delighted to start 2016 with the addition of Dallas/Fort Worth to our network. This is the beginning of our expansion plans for this year, which will see our network and fleet growing in size and strength," said Ulrich Ogiermann, Chief Officer Cargo, QA.
"The US is a very important market for QAC and Dallas/Fort Worth is strategically well placed to give us further reach into the region," he added.
"We are proud to welcome QAC, one of the world's largest and fastest growing cargo carriers, to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport," said John Ackerman, Executive Vice-President, Global Strategy and Development, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
"This addition to our air cargo network is a reflection of the strength of the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Cargo and logistics is a strategic priority, and will continue to help our airport grow and create economic benefits for the Dallas/Fort Worth region."
QAC will provide the principal industries, which include defence, financial services, information technology and data, life sciences, semiconductors, telecommunications, transportation, and processing, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with convenient import and export opportunities, connecting them with over 150 destinations on QA global network.
Doha: Qatar Airways Cargo will launch a new freighter route to Dallas/Fort Worth on January 19, 2016, increasing its network to six freighter destinations in the Americas. A QAC Boeing 777F will fly two times a week to Dallas from Liege.
QAC provides service to 13 destinations in the Americas, with additional upload provided in the belly hold of the airline's commercial aircraft. The service to Dallas will increase the 400 tonnes of export cargo capacity per month, currently transported as belly hold cargo on Qatar Airways' (QA) passenger services, to 1,000 tonnes of exports a month. Import capacity into Dallas will increase to 300 tonnes per month.
"We are delighted to start 2016 with the addition of Dallas/Fort Worth to our network. This is the beginning of our expansion plans for this year, which will see our network and fleet growing in size and strength," said Ulrich Ogiermann, Chief Officer Cargo, QA.
"The US is a very important market for QAC and Dallas/Fort Worth is strategically well placed to give us further reach into the region," he added.
"We are proud to welcome QAC, one of the world's largest and fastest growing cargo carriers, to Dallas/Fort Worth Airport," said John Ackerman, Executive Vice-President, Global Strategy and Development, Dallas/Fort Worth Airport.
"This addition to our air cargo network is a reflection of the strength of the Dallas/Fort Worth market. Cargo and logistics is a strategic priority, and will continue to help our airport grow and create economic benefits for the Dallas/Fort Worth region."
QAC will provide the principal industries, which include defence, financial services, information technology and data, life sciences, semiconductors, telecommunications, transportation, and processing, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area with convenient import and export opportunities, connecting them with over 150 destinations on QA global network.
© The Peninsula 2015
