Qantas Freight has signed a new six-year agreement with TNT Australia, a FedEx Express Group company, for domestic freight services in Australia. Qantas Freight will support FedEx in maintaining critical business-to-business freight volumes across growing industries.
On Thursday (December 17, 2020), Qantas announced that TNT Australia, a FedEx Group company and Qantas Freight have signed a new six-year agreement to help FedEx maintain critical business-to-business (B2B) freight volumes across growing industries including mining, construction medical and pharmaceuticals. Domestic freight shipments will include mining machinery parts, urgent medical supplies and manufacturing materials. The new deal comes at a time when freight demand is higher than ever. In Thursday’s announcement, Qantas Freight’s Manager, Catriona Larritt, said,
“Qantas has had a long-standing relationship with FedEx and TNT in Australia. As FedEx and TNT come together in Australia, our extended agreement will help meet continued demand. Together, we will work to ensure we meet the needs of customers now and into the future.”
Also commenting on the new agreement, FedEx Express Australasia’s Vice President, Peter Langley, added,
“This agreement will enable FedEx and TNT to continue meeting Australia’s intensifying demand for freight, particularly while passenger aircraft belly space capacity remain constrained due to COVID-19. We are actively counselling and working with small, medium and large businesses in Australasia to support their growing demand – especially in the wake of accelerated e-commerce and online shopping. Our long-term domestic agreement with Qantas Freight will provide these businesses with reliable access to the best connectivity within Australia and to new international markets.”
Qantas Freight is the largest independent air freight carrier for domestic freight services in Australia. Memphis, Tennessee-based FedEx Corporation is the world’s largest express transportation company.
Source: Qantas