Cargo numbers have increased at Qatar’s Hamad International Airport (HIA), with an additional 12.76 per cent traffic in July. All cargo operations are now operating out of the new airport where the facility is fully automated, creating a seamless experience for both the cargo agents and customers. HIA also saw an 11.36 per cent passenger increase through its doors in July 2014 compared to July 2013. … [Read more...] about Freight upswing for Qatar’s HIA
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Hamad Int’l Airport begins cargo operations
Qatar's much delayed Hamad International Airport began its first cargo operations with Qatar Airways Cargo carrying a shipment for Qatar Petroleum from Europe to Doha on 1 December. The new cargo terminal, which is one of the largest in the world, has the capacity to move 5,700 shipments simultaneously and to handle 1.4 million tonnes of cargo per annum by 2015, representing a 75 per cent increase from the current airport. Passenger operations are … [Read more...] about Hamad Int’l Airport begins cargo operations
Hamad Int'l Airport begins cargo operations
Qatar's much delayed Hamad International Airport began its first cargo operations with Qatar Airways Cargo carrying a shipment for Qatar Petroleum from Europe to Doha on 1 December. The new cargo terminal, which is one of the largest in the world, has the capacity to move 5,700 shipments simultaneously and to handle 1.4 million tonnes of cargo per annum by 2015, representing a 75 per cent increase from the current airport. Passenger operations are … [Read more...] about Hamad Int'l Airport begins cargo operations