Hamad Int. Airport Reports Q1 2020 Increase in Cargo

Qatar's Hamad International Airport (HIA) handled 529,436 tonnes of cargo during the first quarter of 2020, a 4.7% increase when compared to Q1 2019.

The airport handled 176,279 tonnes in January, 173,248 tonnes in February and 179,909 tonnes of cargo in March 2020.

This increase in cargo is partly attributed to Qatar Airways’ and HIA’s continued efforts to provide freighter services in response to the increased demand for essential goods and medical supplies, locally and internationally.

The country’s national carrier, Qatar Airways continues to operate a significant cargo schedule with approximately 175 freighter and belly-hold passenger flights per day.

During the past month the cargo operator has worked closely with governments and NGOs to transport over 100,000 tonnes of medical and aid supplies to impacted regions around the world on both scheduled and charter services, the equivalent of roughly 1,000 fully loaded Boeing 777 freighters.

Freight charters are being operated to multiple countries including Australia, Belgium, China, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Kuwait, Lebanon, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and USA.

Qatar Airways Cargo set a new record last week, operating 78 freighter flights and 69 freight-only passenger flights, a total of 147 dedicated cargo flights in a day to support countries with relief aid amidst the COVID19 crisis.

To ensure the well-being of passengers, HIA, in cooperation with Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), MATAR Management and Qatar Airways, is also conducting entry screening of all arriving passengers and crew terminating at Doha on 24/7 basis. All terminating passengers (Qatari nationals) are being quarantined for 14 days as per the World Health Organization’s guidelines.

There are also epidemiological surveillance cameras across the terminal and an established medical clinic at the airport, operated by MoPH on a 24/7 basis.

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