Qatar Airways has launched a daily service to Boston and a second daily flight to New York JFK.

Both flights are operated by Airbus A350-900s.

“There is a great deal of excitement surrounding our launch of daily passenger service to Boston,” said Ulrich Ogiermann, chief officer of cargo at Qatar Airways. “But we are equally pleased to report on the continued expansion of our cargo service network. Even as we give Boston travellers access to the reigning Airline of the Year, we will also employ this Airbus A350 to facilitate trade and generate new business growth opportunities in Boston and around the world.”

According to the carrier, the flight from Doha is expected to transport an average of 40 tons of cargo per week, while the flight from Boston carries an estimated 90 tons per week, the majority of which will be live lobsters destined for Asian markets such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.

The second JFK flight complements the existing Boeing 777-300ER flight.

Boston is Qatar’s 10^th destination in the US. The airline is due to start passenger service to Atlanta, where it already has a 777 Freighter operation, on June 1, 2016 with a 777-200LR.

Details of the new flights are as follows.