News / Supermarket shelves full, Qatar Cargo gets back to normal, despite trade blockade

Qatar has seen airfreight demand return to pre-crisis levels following the introduction of new shipping routes from Asia and Oman, as the Gulf state continues to battle a Saudi-led blockade.

At the start of June, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen, Libya, Mauritius and the Maldives severed diplomatic relations with Qatar and stopped flights and ocean voyages to its airports and seaports.

In the weeks following, Qatar Cargo saw 160% year-on-year increases in imports as the government requisitioned air freight capacity to airlift ...