Qatar Airways Cargo Transports Disney’s Beauty & The Beast Production to Doha

Earlier this month, Qatar Airways Cargo used a Boeing 747F to transport Disney’s Beauty & the Beast production as it moved from Bucharest in Romania to Doha’s Qatar National Convention Centre.

The 70-tonne shipment, which was arranged by Qatar Airways Cargo’s dedicated charter team, took up the entire capacity of the B747 freighter and included the full production specifications from cables to speakers, scenery and costumes.

“We are delighted to be in a position to offer our clients turnkey global charter solutions that can be adapted to large-scale shipments such as this production of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast,” said Mr. Ulrich Ogiermann, Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo. “The addition of the B747 Freighter to our fleet earlier this year has increased our ability to offer our customers bespoke and fully-integrated charter options for over-sized industry shipments, and reflects our commitment to future expansion and growth of both our fleet and our network.”

Qatar Airways Cargo’s freighter fleet currently includes eight Boeing 777 freighters, six Airbus A330 freighters and one Boeing 747 freighter, complemented by 173 passenger aircraft offering belly hold cargo capacity.

The flexible charter product offered by Qatar Airways Cargo gives clients the option of full charter – utilising the entire capacity of the aircraft; partial or split charter – utilising partial freighter capacity; and combination charter – utilising a combination of scheduled and charter services.

Hussein Fakhri, TripleTwo CEO said, “Staging a large Broadway musical such as Disney’s Beauty & The Beast is always challenging, and Qatar Airways Cargo has done a wonderful job as the official transportation company for this production in Qatar. On behalf of Premium Events, the sister company of TripleTwo, I would like to take the opportunity to thank all those involved for helping to make it happen.”

The touring version of Disney’s Beauty & the Beast is known as one of the most complex touring theatre productions on the market, with more than 40 actors on stage, more than 1,000 costume pieces, a lavish stage set and an enormous technical effort. The show tours with more than 60 people, 14 trailers, its own props and costumes, and dedicated sound, light and video production.