Qatar Airways Cargo links with Xiamen Airlines
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Qatar Airways Cargo will offer additional capacity to/from China on the belly space of Boeing widebody jets with a new tie-up with fellow Skyteam member Xiamen Airlines.
Under the agreement, Xiamen Airlines will launch daily flights on 20 October between Beijing’s Daxing International Airport (PKX) to Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH). The Chinese carrier will also launch two weekly flights from Xiamen (XMN), one of China’s special economic zones, to Doha, starting 31 October.
This is the first time that the Chinese carrier will operate non-stop passenger flights to Qatar.
A B787-9 will operate the new direct services from PKX to DOH, whilst the XMN-DOH return service will be operated by a B787-8, with more than 100 tonnes of capacity on both flights. Qatar Airways Cargo now serves 9 destinations in China, offering over 2,800 tonnes of cargo capacity each week.
Questions & Answers
Q.What kind of cargo capacity will the new Xiamen Airlines flights provide for Qatar Airways Cargo?
What kind of cargo capacity will the new Xiamen Airlines flights provide for Qatar Airways Cargo?
The new direct services will be operated by B787-9 and B787-8 aircraft. Both flight types will offer more than 100 tonnes of capacity for Qatar Airways Cargo.
Q.Which Chinese cities will gain direct passenger flight links to Doha through this new agreement?
Which Chinese cities will gain direct passenger flight links to Doha through this new agreement?
Xiamen Airlines will launch daily flights from Beijing's Daxing International Airport to Doha. Additionally, two weekly flights will commence from Xiamen, one of China's special economic zones, to Doha.
Q.When do the new flight services from Beijing and Xiamen to Doha begin?
When do the new flight services from Beijing and Xiamen to Doha begin?
The daily flights from Beijing's Daxing International Airport to Doha will start on 20 October. The two weekly flights from Xiamen to Doha are scheduled to begin on 31 October.
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