Qantas is now boasting a trio of converted Airbus freights to undertake key freight services between Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, with the three planes continuing to boost the company’s air cargo capacity.
Three weekly A330-200 P2F services now fly between Australia and Hong Kong, with four of the five weekly services between Sydney and Christchurch operated by A321 P2F aircraft.
The Qantas Freight fleet currently consists of six A321s, two A330s, two 737s and one 767.
“Demand for freight services is rising, particularly in Asia, and we’re looking at several options to extend the A330 freighter schedule to more places in Asia as we want to meet that need now and into the future,” Executive Manager of Qantas Freight Igor Kwiatkowski says.
“These changes give freight customers in Australia, New Zealand and Asia more opportunity through greater frequency of services and enhanced capacity of our Airbus fleet.
The addition of the A321 P2F aircraft has allowed the company to capitalise on the rising freight demand in Asia, and open up its A330s to become more productive on the route.
The 61-tonne capacity A330-200Fs are planned to be involved in a new Perth-Hong Kong-Sydney loop, while one of its five weekly Sydney-Christchurch will also include a stop in Melbourne.
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