Emirates SkyCargo and Qantas Freight will offer customers seamless access to each other’s networks, marketing cargo capacity to a combined total of 233 ports across six continents (subject to regulatory approval).
Under the Emirates and Qantas partnership, Emirates SkyCargo and Qantas Freight will cooperate on cargo capacity on each other’s passenger services offering freight customers of both airlines new trade and business opportunities.
Executive Manager Qantas Freight Enterprises, Lisa Brock said Qantas will expand its network to include 65 Emirates destinations in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia connecting these with Qantas’ existing network of 80 destinations in Australia through interline arrangements.
The amount of destinations could be extended to reach the airlines’ combined networks.
The agreement to cooperate on cargo services will form part of the commercial co-operation under the Master Co-ordination Agreement between the two airlines and is subject to the same regulatory approvals.
Both Qantas Freight and Emirates SkyCargo customers can now book cargo capacity on Emirates and Qantas flights operating between Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa from 31 March 2013.
All cargo arriving in Dubai on Qantas flights from Australia or London will be handled through Emirates’ state of the art Cargo Mega Terminal at Dubai International Airport.
Subject to regulatory approvals, Emirates and Qantas will offer over 90 services per week from Australia to Dubai from 31 March.
Source: Emirates