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Jan 24, 2007 (newstodate): Sweden's Norkoping Airport has scored a new success in its efforts to build up air cargo business by being selected by Post Sweden Logistics as a new mini-hub.
From May 7, postal flights will be operated through Jonkoping to relieve the pressure on Stockholm Arlanda that is Post Sweden Logistics' main hub.
The new traffic at Jonkoping will generate some 15-18 tonnes of airfreight five times weekly, compared to today's five to six tonnes of airfreight.
Sweden's nightly postal flights are provided by Amapola Flyg, a subsidiary of Skyways and Salenia, as well as Magic Bird.
West Air Sweden also operates routes for Post Sweden Logistics, and from this year the Spanish carrier Swift Air will start postal flights from Gothenburg to Arlanda, later adding postal flights from Gothenburg through Jonkoping to Umeaa Kallax Airport.
This implies the use of a mix of aircraft types including ATR-72, and ATP freighters.
In October, 2006, Icelandair Cargo started twice-weekly freighter flights from Jonkoping via Keflavik to New York and Charlotte in the USA.
Jonkoping Airport expects to generate some 5,000 tonnes of cargo per year from Icelandair Cargo's operations, which volume could now double due to Post Sweden Logistics' use of the aiport as a mini-hub.
By contrast, Jonkoping Airpor generated a total of 66 tonnes of cargo in 2005!
From May 7, postal flights will be operated through Jonkoping to relieve the pressure on Stockholm Arlanda that is Post Sweden Logistics' main hub.
The new traffic at Jonkoping will generate some 15-18 tonnes of airfreight five times weekly, compared to today's five to six tonnes of airfreight.
Sweden's nightly postal flights are provided by Amapola Flyg, a subsidiary of Skyways and Salenia, as well as Magic Bird.
West Air Sweden also operates routes for Post Sweden Logistics, and from this year the Spanish carrier Swift Air will start postal flights from Gothenburg to Arlanda, later adding postal flights from Gothenburg through Jonkoping to Umeaa Kallax Airport.
This implies the use of a mix of aircraft types including ATR-72, and ATP freighters.
In October, 2006, Icelandair Cargo started twice-weekly freighter flights from Jonkoping via Keflavik to New York and Charlotte in the USA.
Jonkoping Airport expects to generate some 5,000 tonnes of cargo per year from Icelandair Cargo's operations, which volume could now double due to Post Sweden Logistics' use of the aiport as a mini-hub.
By contrast, Jonkoping Airpor generated a total of 66 tonnes of cargo in 2005!