IAG Cargo will be able to offer 83% more capacity to the Middle East this winter when British Airways splits its Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Doha and Muscat services into four separate non-stop flights from October 30, 2016.

According to IAG, Abu Dhabi will be served with a Boeing 787-9, while Bahrain, Doha and Muscat will be served with 777-200ERs, with a cargo capacity of up to 20 tonnes per flight.

“With Bahrain making significant efforts to diversify its economy, and Doha benefitting from investments ahead of the 2022 football world cup, this network expansion comes at a time of growing demand into and out of Middle Eastern markets,” said Camilo Garcia, head of sales at IAG Cargo. “The additional capacity to Bahrain, Doha, Abu Dhabi and Muscat will be welcomed by our customers, offering them greater opportunity and flexibility to connect to over 350 destinations across our network.”

The airline currently flies from Heathrow to Doha via Bahrain, and Muscat via Abu Dhabi.

Details of the new flights are as follows.