News / Gulf boycott could bring Qatar Airways a cargo boost

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The “siege of Qatar” could work to some companies’ advantage – Qatar Airways is expecting more business as it picks up charters and negotiates a 60-freighter cattle airlift.

“In the past week, we have received more than 60 freighters loaded with food supplies from neighbouring countries, including Turkey, Iran, Lebanon and Oman,” Ulrich Ogiermann, chief cargo officer, told The Loadstar.

But he denied there was any disruption to the carrier’s operations, although the cargo arm did say “things were a little busy”.

“The deployment of QR Cargo charter ...