The partnership will combine Qantas’ year-round flights to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and seasonal services to Rome Fiumicino Airport with Global GSA’s interline connections.
The seasonal service to Rome starts on 15 June, operating three times a week with a Boeing 787-9 flying from Sydney via Perth.
Flight QF6 will depart Italy on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, operating until 3 October.
Flight QF34 from Paris takes off at 10.25 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, arriving in Perth at 8.45 the next day.
At 10.30, it takes off from Perth and lands in Sydney at 16.25.
The agreement was signed at air cargo Europe 2025, part of the transport logistic trade fair, which was held from 2-5 June in Munich Germany.
Aytekin Saray, CEO of Global GSA Group signed the agreement with Mallory Logan, Head of Global Sales and Customer for Qantas Freight, which appointed Global GSA as Qantas’ GSA in Europe for three years.
Saray said: “As the only Australian carrier providing direct services from two European ports to Australia with connections to broader Oceania destinations, Qantas offers a huge network of opportunity for European freight forwarders to reach domestic and international destinations within Oceania.”
Igor Kwiatkowski, Executive Manager of Qantas Freight added: “This strategic partnership allows us to make the most of cargo network in the region and make it easier for freight forwarders to access our capacity from Europe to Australia and meet continued global ecommerce demand.”