General sales agent (GSA) Global GSA Group and Qantas have announced a new pan-European cargo partnership leveraging Qantas’ direct services from Rome and Paris and Global GSA Group’s extensive interline connections.

Qantas offers seasonal services from Rome’s Fiumicino airport with three weekly Boeing 787-9 services providing generous cargo capacity during European Summer. The Australian carrier also offers year-round services from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport with three weekly flights also operated by the Boeing 787-9 and a weekly cargo uplift of around 45 tonnes.

Global GSA Group will assist in implementing and developing Qantas’ cargo expansion plans for mainland Europe over the next three years. An efficient and flexible mix of direct flights and interline opportunities will give European freight forwarders access to reliable services to Australia and beyond.

Aytekin Saray, chief executive of Global GSA Group, said: “As the only Australian carrier providing direct services from two European ports to Australia with connections to broader Oceania destinations, Qantas offers a huge network of opportunity for European freight forwarders to reach domestic and international destinations within Oceania.

“Global GSA Group looks forward to supporting Qantas as it expands its cargo offerings from Europe, leveraging our solid presence on this continent to provide a broad and long-term cargo network and increased online operations for the region.”

Igor Kwiatkowski, executive manager of Qantas Freight, said: “This strategic partnership allows us to make the most of cargo network in the region and make it easier for freight forwarders to access our capacity from Europe to Australia and meet continued global ecommerce demand.”

Flight QF34 takes off every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from Paris -Charles de Gaulle to Perth, where it then continues onto Sydney. From Perth, Qantas offers multiple onward connections to Melbourne (MEL) and Brisbane (BNE), while Sydney feeds into key ports like Aukland (AKL), Nouméa (NOU), New Caledonia and more.

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