Qatar Airways Cargo transported over 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during pandemic – The Peninsula

Qatar Airways Cargo transported over 600 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines during pandemic – The Peninsula

Doha: Qatar Airways Cargo has transported more than 600 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines over the course of the Coronavirus pandemic to date, reveals Qatar Airways Annual Report 2021-2022.

Qatar Airways Cargo was able to fulfil its commitment to the Unicef COVAX programme, transporting over 154 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as part of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed in February 2021, providing five years of vaccine transport support to this important cause, the report further revealed.

The report which was recently released further indicates with a significant proportion of this gross tonnage comprising of medical equipment, PPE and critical supplies to support the ongoing global pandemic recovery, the carrier also cemented its status as a major transporter of pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.

“Serving over 65 dedicated freighter destinations and more than 140 belly-hold passenger destinations worldwide, the carrier mirrored its strong performance from 2020/2021, operating a maximum of 155 flights per day at its peak in the month of June 2021. With a tonnage growth of 272,975 tonnes in chargeable weight, Qatar Airways Cargo demonstrated almost 10% growth on the same period in the previous year, transporting 3,000,961 tonnes of air freight and accounting for a 7.99% share in the global