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Oct 01, 2009 (newstodate): Among airlines competing for a share in Norway's 60-70,000 tonnes annual salmon air transport market is the Scandinavian carrier, SAS.
-We are certainly a player in this market, offering belly cargo capacity on SAS flights from Norway to Copenhagen for onward transportation to Asia and North America, as well as scheduled RFS operations from Norwegian sites to gateways in Copenhagen, Denmark and Gothenburg, Sweden, says Petter Slette, SAS Cargo sales manager Norway.
-At Copenhagen we transfer salmon shipments onto SAS flights to Japan, Bangkok as well as to our US destinations, using Airbus A330/340 aircraft with some 20 tonnes cargo capacity. While we do not offer main-deck capacity, our main asset is daily services that provide our customers, the Norwegian specialized salmon freight forwarders with a high level of flexibility translating into prolonged products' shelf-life in the stores.
-We have seen volumes rising in 2009 and are confident that 2009 will overtake last year's levels. Volumes for the Asian markets, especially Japan, remain large while growing little in 2009. By contrast, the US market is still relatively small but growing at a fast rate and showing huge potentials.
-So far Norway has no direct freighter service to the US markets but we are of course aware of projects currently under consideration. We will have to see what comes out of this, but while it will of course have an impact on the salmon air logistics scene, a service like ours with a high frequency and flexibility will still constitute an important option, says Mr Slette.
-We are certainly a player in this market, offering belly cargo capacity on SAS flights from Norway to Copenhagen for onward transportation to Asia and North America, as well as scheduled RFS operations from Norwegian sites to gateways in Copenhagen, Denmark and Gothenburg, Sweden, says Petter Slette, SAS Cargo sales manager Norway.
-At Copenhagen we transfer salmon shipments onto SAS flights to Japan, Bangkok as well as to our US destinations, using Airbus A330/340 aircraft with some 20 tonnes cargo capacity. While we do not offer main-deck capacity, our main asset is daily services that provide our customers, the Norwegian specialized salmon freight forwarders with a high level of flexibility translating into prolonged products' shelf-life in the stores.
-We have seen volumes rising in 2009 and are confident that 2009 will overtake last year's levels. Volumes for the Asian markets, especially Japan, remain large while growing little in 2009. By contrast, the US market is still relatively small but growing at a fast rate and showing huge potentials.
-So far Norway has no direct freighter service to the US markets but we are of course aware of projects currently under consideration. We will have to see what comes out of this, but while it will of course have an impact on the salmon air logistics scene, a service like ours with a high frequency and flexibility will still constitute an important option, says Mr Slette.