The Associated Press<\/em><\/a> reports, "Cargo flight operator Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings says a twice-weekly Boeing
\n747-400 freighter service it operates for customer Panalpina Group
\nbegan operating at Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International last
\nweek."\n<\/p>\n\n \n<\/p>\n
\nThis is the first scheduled cargo airline to fly out of the airport since it opened in June. Future plans for the airport include give runways that will handle up to 160 million customers and 12 million tons of freight yearly. Passenger flights are expected to start by theend of this year. \n<\/p>\n
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