Karachi - Qatar Airways has become first airline by commencing its weekly cargo non-stop flights between the airlines operational hub of Doha and Sialkot. The first cargo flight with exportable consignments weighing 40 tons took off from Sialkot international Airport on Monday evening. Addressing the inaugural ceremony the Cargo Hub Operations Manager Khalid Munir said that our new cargo service which operates every Monday will prove to be a huge success. According to detail, Qatar Airways cargo is adding yet another freighter service to its network with the launch of non-stop flights between Doha and Sialkot. The new service would use an Airbus A300-600 freighter. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker explained that with the impressive growth of passenger business over the years, there was now a concerted effort to build the airlines cargo operation. This second new freighter service launched by Qatar Airways cargo in the space of just two months having begun cargo flights to Zaragoza in September he added. Sialkot is a perfect addition to the airline's already strong Pakistan network, where we have two other cargo and passenger routes Akbar Al Baker added. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman Sialkot International Airport Limited (SIAL) Ghulam Mustafa Choudary thanked the Qatar Airways for launching its non-stop cargo flight from export-oriented. He stressed upon the high-ups of Qatar Airways to take initiatives for starting passenger flights from Sialkot.