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SEP 11, 2003 (newstodate): With effect from September 15, Norwegian Air Shuttle plans to introduce a domestic air cargo product on its Norwegian routes.
-We have had some test runnings during this summer and are now ready to make our cargo capacity available to the Norwegian market, breaking SAS Cargo's virtual monopoly, says Stig Willassen, Norwegian Air Shuttle, head of business & route development.
Norwegian currently operates 60 daily flights with eight Boeing 737-300 aircraft at 17 domestic airports, with Oslo Gardermoen as its hub.
-Air cargo is a marginal strategy for us, but as we do have a cargo capacity we might just as well capitalize on its as wel, Willassen says.
Norwegian has outsourced the cargo sales and marketing activity to the Norwegian handling and cargo distribution company Roadfeeders A/S, while contracts have been signed with handling agents at the individual airports served by Norwegian to provide local handling and, whenever feasible, distribution services.
-Basically we provide an airport-to-airport cargo product, but in cooperation with local handling companies the product may be a door-to-door service, says Willassen.
He also does not preclude transit cargo as Roadfeeders also handles cargo from other airlines including British Airways World Cargo, and KLM Cargo.
Further down the road, Norwegian may also introduce a cargo product on its international route network currently comprising routes to the Stockholm, London, and Alicante.
-We have had some test runnings during this summer and are now ready to make our cargo capacity available to the Norwegian market, breaking SAS Cargo's virtual monopoly, says Stig Willassen, Norwegian Air Shuttle, head of business & route development.
Norwegian currently operates 60 daily flights with eight Boeing 737-300 aircraft at 17 domestic airports, with Oslo Gardermoen as its hub.
-Air cargo is a marginal strategy for us, but as we do have a cargo capacity we might just as well capitalize on its as wel, Willassen says.
Norwegian has outsourced the cargo sales and marketing activity to the Norwegian handling and cargo distribution company Roadfeeders A/S, while contracts have been signed with handling agents at the individual airports served by Norwegian to provide local handling and, whenever feasible, distribution services.
-Basically we provide an airport-to-airport cargo product, but in cooperation with local handling companies the product may be a door-to-door service, says Willassen.
He also does not preclude transit cargo as Roadfeeders also handles cargo from other airlines including British Airways World Cargo, and KLM Cargo.
Further down the road, Norwegian may also introduce a cargo product on its international route network currently comprising routes to the Stockholm, London, and Alicante.