Qatar Airways Cargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan Airways, a pioneer in Japanese aviation, to strengthen their partnership and improve their product choices to cargo prospects.
This follows the announcement earlier this 12 months that Japan Airways began each day passenger flights from Tokyo Haneda Airport to Hamad Worldwide Airport in Doha. Qatar Airways Cargo and the Japan Airways Cargo division (JALCARGO) have now expanded their long-standing relationship as oneworld companions by signing this MoU. The settlement goals to ship an enhanced product providing to cargo prospects and obtain operational synergies.
Within the presence of Qatar Airways’ Group Chief Govt Officer, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al-Meer, the MoU settlement was signed by Qatar Airways Cargo’s Chief Officer Cargo, Mr. Mark Drusch, and Japan Airways Govt Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Cargo and Mail, Mr. Yuichiro Kito.
Qatar Airways Cargo Chief Officer Cargo, Mr. Mark Drusch, mentioned: “This MoU symbolises a dedication to a deeper partnership, aiming to combine each networks by way of the hubs in Doha and Tokyo. This may improve community connectivity and product choices for patrons, linking Japan to Qatar Airways’ in depth community in Europe, the Center East, the Levant, and Africa, and vice versa. Prospects will profit from improved connectivity and entry to a wider vary of locations.”
Japan Airways Govt Officer, Senior Vice President, Head of Cargo and Mail, Yuichiro Kitof, mentioned: “This settlement additional strengthens the long-standing partnership between JAL and Qatar Airways Cargo. For the primary time in 13 years, we’ve commenced the operation of our personal freighters. By this settlement, JALCARGO will leverage JAL’s passenger flights, freighter community, and the newly expanded Qatar Airways community to ship prospects’ cargo to a fair broader vary of locations than ever earlier than.”
Qatar Airways Cargo and JALCARGO are dedicated to streamlining the switch of cargo between the 2 carriers, making certain a extra environment friendly course of for patrons. Each events will improve their collaboration by optimising their mutual networks and plan to increase their cooperation into numerous fields. The partnership can be additional enhanced subsequent 12 months, when Qatar Airways Cargo will start freighter companies between its hub at Hamad Worldwide Airport and Japan Airways hub at Tokyo Narita airport.
The partnership is anticipated to generate important financial worth by enhancing commerce flows between the areas served by Japan Airways and people served by Qatar Airways Cargo. Over the previous 12 months, each carriers have transacted 4,462 tonnes of import and export cargo in Japan, highlighting the substantial impression of their collaboration. The MoU and dedication to the partnership will see this determine develop within the coming years.