- Qatar Airways Cargo operates 12 A330F charters to Kathmandu to support people of Nepal
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DOHA, Qatar, 2015-5-26 — /Travel PR News/ — Qatar Airways Cargo has continued its relief efforts to Nepal operating a total of 12 freighter services to deliver urgent aid to Kathmandu following the devastating earthquakes that recently hit the country.
Qatar Airways Cargo’s freighter operations coordinated Qatar’s humanitarian response and helped to transport international aid to Nepal. The cargo carrier’s first freighter left Doha for Kathmandu within 24 hours of the earthquake and was the first commercial airline to touchdown at Tribhuvan International Airport following the first earthquake.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “Qatar Airways was able to respond rapidly to support the people of Nepal, providing dedicated freighter aircraft to transport much needed relief aid, including medicine, food, water, generators and volunteers, to those in need.
“Additional Qatar Airways ground staff were deployed on the first aircraft to assist the airport operation and distribution of humanitarian aid and to ensure that Qatar Airways staff working in Kathmandu received support and care.”
Some 400 tonnes of relief aid, including medicines, food supplies, tents, water filters and generators provided by charities including Qatar’s charity RAF, have been flown to Nepal. Qatar Airways Cargo worked in conjunction with local and international charities to provide free transportation of food and water filters to support Nepal’s recovery and to provide aid to areas of the country that have no clean water as a result of the disaster. The aid was distributed by local charity groups throughout the capital.
Qatar Airways staff also assisted Tribhuvan Airport’s Air Traffic Control tower team to manage the large air traffic flows into the airport, and to ensure operations were maintained throughout the crisis.
Qatar Airways Cargo serves more than 40 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide via its Doha hub and also delivers freight to 146 key business and leisure destinations globally on 157 aircraft.
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About Qatar Airways Cargo:
In April 2015 Qatar Airways Cargo started its operation to Los Angeles. The Qatar Airways Cargo fleet now includes six Airbus 330 and eight Boeing 777 freighters. At the Dubai Airshow 2013, Qatar Airways placed a firm order for five new Airbus A330-200 Freighter aircraft. Also included in the order were eight additional A330-200F options, for a total of 13 aircraft. At the Farnborough AirShow 2014, Qatar Airways announced its intent to order four B777 Freighters and options for four more. Qatar Airways Cargo has witnessed rapid growth over the past five years, propelling its worldwide ranking to number five in terms of international freight tonne kilometres.
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Qatar Airways Cargo is flying crucial aid to Nepal to support the people of Kathmandu including medicine, food and generators