Qatar Airways Cargo has introduced a new non-stop freighter service linking the airline's operational hub of Doha with Zaragoza in northern Spain.
The service operates every Saturday using an Airbus A300-600 freighter.
The return flight from Zaragoza stops in Dubai, which increases Qatar Airways' freighter services to the emirate to three times per week.
Qatar Airways Cargo's freighter network covers eighteen destinations worldwide: Algiers, Amsterdam, Bahrain, Chennai, Colombo, Dhaka, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Karachi, Khartoum, Lahore, Luxembourg, Milan, Nairobi, Tunis and Zaragoza.
According to Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, the airline's cargo volumes have increased, due largely to the huge growth in the number of routes, aircraft and increased frequency to many destinations.
Qatar Airways' cargo fleet includes three dedicated Airbus A300-600 freighters, with seven Boeing 777 freighters on order for delivery starting in 2009. The airline plans to introduce more cities as new freighters join its fleet.
