Qatar Airways and its cargo flights to Quito

In this installment we will know máwith detalles de la operationón of Qatar Airways and its cargo flights to Quito that operate in Ecuador from 16 from December to 2016.

Qatar Airways' first flight with its cargo subsidiary took place in mid-December 2016 and at about 11 from meñhe, after a stopover in Buenos Aires and starting in Doha International Airport airline baseínea,  like an operationón chárter donde tenífor the purpose of testing the operability of the aircraftón and del Quito Mariscal Sucre International Airport.

That first flight was quite a ésuccess and passó little time for the aerosolíne becomes a más of the aerolícargo lines that operate in Ecuador on a regular basis  and it is the second airíMiddle East company to operate in the countryís, the first was Emirates Sky Cargo.

OperationóNo. of Qatar Cargo

Since May 2019 the airínea was authorized to operate until 7 weekly flights modifying their original route and adding new intermediate points, staying as follows: Doha – Luxembourg – Houston – The Angels – New York – Chicago – Atlanta – Dallas – Pittsburgh – Miami – México – Curacao – Panamá – Puerto Rico – São Paulo – Buenos Aires – Montevideo – Santiago – Lima – Bogotaá – Quito and return for the same previous points. These points, to exceptón de Doha, can change dependingún need and dówhere is the load, which generates flexibility and profitability, key and differentiator of the cargo business. For instance, on some occasions, afterés from Quito the flight instead of Miami, fly to curacao.

Since the beginning of operations, the airínea operated until 5 weekly flights, and the increase to 7 demonstrates the strong demand for Ecuadorian products in the countriesíses áArabs and at the intermediate points where the avión raises and lowers load.

El permiso de operationóregular n aerolíspecifies line to operateá with Boeing 777-FDZ cargo aircraft, but alsoén before the National Aviation Councilón Civilian of Ecuador – CNAC was authorized to join its operating permitón Boeing airplanes 747, of which Qatar Cargo has 2 of the models mánew versionsón -8F.

Until now, the Boeing 747-8F has not operated to Ecuador, but the moment it is done, meaná an increase of 200 metros cúloads that can potentially be taken from Ecuador to the world, since the Boeing 777F transports up to 653 m³ load, while the Boeing 747-8F until 854,5 m³, a necessary increase in the face of Ecuador's growing exports and alsoén of the others paíyou know where the avión does or willá scale.