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Qatar Airways Cargo + Japan Airlines partner up for expansions: Qatar Airways Cargo inked an MoU with Japan Airlines and their cargo division (Jalcargo) to expand cooperation, according to a statement. Under the agreement, Jalcargo will leverage passenger flight and their freighter network along with Qatar Airways’ newly expanded network to deliver more cargo to an even broader range of destinations, Japan Airlines Senior VP and Head of Cargo and Mail Yuichiro Kitof said in the statement.
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In numbers: Both carriers have transacted 4,462 tonnes of import and export cargo in Japan over the past 12 months, with the MoU expected to boost this figure in the upcoming years. The aim is to integrate both networks via the hubs in Doha and Tokyo to expand network connectivity by “linking Japan to Qatar Airways’ extensive network in Europe, the Middle East, the Levant, and Africa, and vice versa,” Qatar Airways Cargo Chief Officer Cargo Mark Drusch said.
ICYMI: Japan Airlines has launched daily flights in April from Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) in Japan to Hamad International Airport in Qatar.
