QATAR Airways Cargo reported a 4.6 per cent in cargo volumes in the fiscal year ending March 31 despite the loss of much of its bellyhold network due to Covid, reports London's Air Cargo News.
Revenues from scheduled cargo operations alone increased 86.8 per cent to QAR18.5 million (US$5.1 million) from the previous fiscal year.
qatar Airways Cargo also operated more than 1,100 charters during 2020/21 carrying over 53,000 tonnes of aid, medical supplies, food and live animals among other cargo.
The cargo division of Qatar Airways handled a total of 2,727,986 tonnes of cargo in the 2020/21 fiscal year to maintain its position as the world's largest cargo carrier (freight operators FedEx and UPS leading the way when parcel volumes are taken into account).
The increase comes as the cargo business more than tripled its daily services at the peak of the pandemic, operating a record 183 flights in one day during the month of May 2020. Qatar Airways Cargo also operated more than 1,100 charters during 2020/21 carrying over 53,000 tonnes of aid, medical supplies, food and live animals among other cargo.
It also added a further three B777 freighters to its fleet in January of this year, bringing its freighter operation to 24 B777Fs and two B747-8Fs.
The cargo carrier also converted six Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into mini freighters to meet air cargo demand.
'With the pandemic causing a substantial decline in international passenger demand, the airline's freight business has been a significant contributor to Qatar Airways Group's revenue streams, maintaining the commercial viability of many of the airline's global passenger routes,' the airline said in its annual report.fleets.
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Revenues from scheduled cargo operations alone increased 86.8 per cent to QAR18.5 million (US$5.1 million) from the previous fiscal year.
qatar Airways Cargo also operated more than 1,100 charters during 2020/21 carrying over 53,000 tonnes of aid, medical supplies, food and live animals among other cargo.
The cargo division of Qatar Airways handled a total of 2,727,986 tonnes of cargo in the 2020/21 fiscal year to maintain its position as the world's largest cargo carrier (freight operators FedEx and UPS leading the way when parcel volumes are taken into account).
The increase comes as the cargo business more than tripled its daily services at the peak of the pandemic, operating a record 183 flights in one day during the month of May 2020. Qatar Airways Cargo also operated more than 1,100 charters during 2020/21 carrying over 53,000 tonnes of aid, medical supplies, food and live animals among other cargo.
It also added a further three B777 freighters to its fleet in January of this year, bringing its freighter operation to 24 B777Fs and two B747-8Fs.
The cargo carrier also converted six Boeing 777-300ER passenger aircraft into mini freighters to meet air cargo demand.
'With the pandemic causing a substantial decline in international passenger demand, the airline's freight business has been a significant contributor to Qatar Airways Group's revenue streams, maintaining the commercial viability of many of the airline's global passenger routes,' the airline said in its annual report.fleets.
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