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APR 29, 2003 (newstodate): Though driven mainly by passenger needs, Air Greenland's new route from Akureyri, Iceland, to Copenhagen holds a big air cargo potential.
-Initially, the route is operated twice weekly with a Boeing 757 aircraft with an average cargo capacity around four tonnes per week. I'm convinced that the market could sustain much more capacity, says Holmar Svansson, general manager of Iceland's Travel & Tourism Office.
Svansson says Iceland's aquacultulture industries are heavily represented in the North Eastern part of Iceland, now requiring several hours of trucking into Reykjavik for onward transportation of export shipments.
According to Svansson, regular cargo routes from Akureyri are expected to follow within "few" years, allowing for Iceland's fish exporting industries to gain better access to the European markets.
Air Greenland's Icelandic air cargo will be sold by Samskip, with ScanPartners operating as the airline's cargo GSA in the Scandinavian market.
-Initially, the route is operated twice weekly with a Boeing 757 aircraft with an average cargo capacity around four tonnes per week. I'm convinced that the market could sustain much more capacity, says Holmar Svansson, general manager of Iceland's Travel & Tourism Office.
Svansson says Iceland's aquacultulture industries are heavily represented in the North Eastern part of Iceland, now requiring several hours of trucking into Reykjavik for onward transportation of export shipments.
According to Svansson, regular cargo routes from Akureyri are expected to follow within "few" years, allowing for Iceland's fish exporting industries to gain better access to the European markets.
Air Greenland's Icelandic air cargo will be sold by Samskip, with ScanPartners operating as the airline's cargo GSA in the Scandinavian market.