July 11 - Qatar Airways Cargo has reported a record 2016 fiscal year, growing to the third-largest cargo operator in the word and increasing its freighter destinations to 54.

Qatar Airways Cargo added Dallas, Budapest, Prague, Ho Chi Minh City, and New York to its network in the period ending March 31, 2016, increasing its available tonnage worldwide. Its fleet is expected to grow to 22 aircraft by 2017.

Overall, Qatar Airways Group posted an operating profit of QAR3 billion (USD823 million) for the 2016 fiscal year - nearly three times higher than its 2015 fiscal year profit.

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