On April 15, Qatar Air Cargo (hereinafter referred to as “Qatar Air Cargo”) announced that it recently opened a charter flight between China and France. The first Boeing 777-F freighter to perform charter flights has been launched on April 8. It took off from China and arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport after a short stop in Doha. Under the coordination of the French Embassy in Qatar, the opening of Qatar Airways ’charter flights between China and France marks a new“ air logistics bridge ”between the two countries. Each charter flight can provide 100 tons of freight capacity. The important items and relief materials distributed can be easily transported to Paris, helping the French government and the French Ministry of Health to combat the COVID-19 epidemic.
Guillaume Airo, Chief Cargo Officer of Qatar Airways, said: “Air cargo plays a vital role in the global defense battle against the COVID-19 epidemic, and it can quickly and easily transport medical supplies and rescue materials in the first time. To places where there is demand. We are also very honored to be able to deploy French crew members to perform the first cargo charter to France. “It is reported that Qatar Airways China-France cargo charter is carried out by a Boeing 777-F all-cargo aircraft and will transport all types of Chinese-made Emergency supplies, including daily necessities, surgical masks, FFP2 masks, ventilators, disposable disinfectant gels, and disposable medical surgical uniforms, etc.
In order to meet the demand for emergency medicines and daily necessities in Europe during the “anti-epidemic” period, Qatar Air Cargo has carried out charter flights to many European countries in March. Qatar Airways will continue to adjust the route network and crew resources to give priority to the transportation of medical supplies and rescue materials.
In addition to cargo charter flights, Qatar Airways currently operates a certain scale of “passenger-to-cargo” flights, providing additional cargo capacity for key markets through the abdominal cabin transportation of passenger aircraft, and performing at least six daily abdominal cabin cargo flights to China And India. The cooperation of all-cargo flights and passenger cabin transportation will better support the import and export business of the regional market and maintain the global circulation of fresh agricultural products and emergency medicines.