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Mar 13, 2009 (newstodate): Icelandic forwarder welcomes the launch of new Icelandic freighter services, but questions the choice of destinations.
On March 11, 2009, Iceland's Cargo Express launched its new twice-weekly Boeing 767F service between New York and Liege via Keflavik, Iceland, in cooperation with ABX Air.
Icelandair Cargo has long been providing services on the same routing, currently offering two weekly flights between New Yorki and Keflavik, as well as eight weekly rotations between Keflavik and Liege.
In addition, UPS Air Cargo also provides capacity between North American destinations and Iceland via its hub at East Midlands.
-We do welcome any fresh competition and capacity to Iceland's air cargo market, and we are of course keen to see Cargo Express succeeding with its new venture, says Arnar Bjarnason, TVG-Zimsen manager air division.
-I would, however, doubt that more US routes are what is most needed now, considering the fact that today's less cargo will now be carried by more providers at ever-decreasing rates.
-The Icelandic market would rather need more direct capacity to European destinations besides the ample provision of capacity into Liege. Examples of new destinations could be Luxembourg, Brussels and the like, says Mr Bjarnason.
On March 11, 2009, Iceland's Cargo Express launched its new twice-weekly Boeing 767F service between New York and Liege via Keflavik, Iceland, in cooperation with ABX Air.
Icelandair Cargo has long been providing services on the same routing, currently offering two weekly flights between New Yorki and Keflavik, as well as eight weekly rotations between Keflavik and Liege.
In addition, UPS Air Cargo also provides capacity between North American destinations and Iceland via its hub at East Midlands.
-We do welcome any fresh competition and capacity to Iceland's air cargo market, and we are of course keen to see Cargo Express succeeding with its new venture, says Arnar Bjarnason, TVG-Zimsen manager air division.
-I would, however, doubt that more US routes are what is most needed now, considering the fact that today's less cargo will now be carried by more providers at ever-decreasing rates.
-The Icelandic market would rather need more direct capacity to European destinations besides the ample provision of capacity into Liege. Examples of new destinations could be Luxembourg, Brussels and the like, says Mr Bjarnason.