Qatar Airways Cargo continues to grow in the German market despite challenges to gain more traffic rights, and so far this year the airline has achieved a “growth record” with traffic 48% above last year.
Qatar Airways’ chief officer (Cargo) Ulrich Ogiermann said, “Qatar Airways Cargo launched services to Germany in 1998 and serves three cities, Berlin, Frankfurt and Munich from our Doha hub.
“There is a positive history of mutual investment between Qatar and Germany. Over the recent years both the political and the economic relationship between Germany and Qatar has been deepened by increasing bilateral trade and we hope this is further extended to the aviation sector. Qatar Airways Cargo stands ready to further invest in German jobs and German infrastructure.”
Ogiermann stated this at the Arab-German Business Forum recently held in Berlin.
The event was held under the patronage of the German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Sigmar Gabriel, and was organised in cooperation with the General Union of Arab Chambers of Commerce (GUCCIAAC), the League of Arab States and the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and Industry (DIHK).
More than 600 leading experts and decision-makers from business, politics and science attended the conference, which presented important networking opportunities for new and existing businesses in both regions.
The forum addressed current and prospective Arab-German cooperation in the fields of logistics, infrastructure, security technologies, industrialisation, free zones, financial services, engineering, procurement, construction and housing projects, and the role of women in business.
Qatar Airways has operated daily dedicated B777 Freighters to Frankfurt since 2007. In addition, Qatar Airways Cargo operates a trucking network to some 13 other cities in Germany, transporting in excess of 1,100 tonnes of cargo across Germany’s borders every month, and the volumes continue to grow rapidly.
Qatar Airways will launch the A350 XWB to Munich on October 1, delivering double-daily flights to the city alongside the existing Boeing 787 Dreamliner service. From November 1, the second daily flight to Munich will also be operated with the A350 XWB.
Qatar Airways Cargo serves more than 40 exclusive freighter destinations worldwide through Doha and also delivers freight to some 146 key business and leisure destinations globally on 158 aircraft.
Since January 2015, Qatar Airways Cargo has also added freighter operations to Basel, Ahmedabad and Los Angeles.