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January 6, 2016
Qatar Airways has begun its daily non-stop flights to Los Angeles International Airport from January 1, 2016.
The flight is operated by a Boeing 777-200LR, which offers approximately 16 tonnes of cargo capacity.
Qatar Airways Cargo already operates a twice-weekly service to Los Angeles via Luxembourg and Mexico, using a 777 Freighter.
Details of the flight are as follows.
QR739 |
DOH 07:45 |
13:10 LAX |
QR740 |
LAX 15:10 |
18:10 DOH [+1] |
On the same day, Qatar Airways also started flying its Airbus A350-900 on the Philadelphia route, which used to be operated by a 777-200LR.
The airline is scheduled to fly the A350 to New York JFK from April 2016.