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Mar 26, 2009 (newstodate): After a pause, Korean Air Cargo's Boeing 747-400 freighter resumed its weekly service from Frankfurt via Luleaa Kallax Airport in northern Sweden to Seoul on Tuesday, March 24, 2009.
First flight was on January 20, 2009, continuing till February 20, 2009, as a charter operation, after which flights were suspended pending the granting of traffic rights to pass through Russian and Chinese airspace.
The weekly flights will now continue as planned expect for April 14 and 21, after which the service will be performed on a regular, scheduled basis.
-We had 60-65 tonnes of Norwegian seafood on the latest flight and we are confident that the Norwegian seafood market will live up to promises, says Lasse Wangen, DHL Danzas Quality Cargo.
-What will be crucial to the sustained success of the service will, however, be the realisation of the many promises and commitments by exporters of air cargo in Norway, Sweden, Finland and even Denmark. There has been much oral support to the project prior to the launch, but we still lack to see this translate into concrete bookings and firm agreements.
-We have demonstrated that the project has turned a reality. Now it is up to the markets to secure that it gains the momentum required to keep it in the air.
-Shipments of Norwegian salmon are important, but to secure the profitability of the scheduled freighter service other cargo shipments are needed, says Mr Wangen.
First flight was on January 20, 2009, continuing till February 20, 2009, as a charter operation, after which flights were suspended pending the granting of traffic rights to pass through Russian and Chinese airspace.
The weekly flights will now continue as planned expect for April 14 and 21, after which the service will be performed on a regular, scheduled basis.
-We had 60-65 tonnes of Norwegian seafood on the latest flight and we are confident that the Norwegian seafood market will live up to promises, says Lasse Wangen, DHL Danzas Quality Cargo.
-What will be crucial to the sustained success of the service will, however, be the realisation of the many promises and commitments by exporters of air cargo in Norway, Sweden, Finland and even Denmark. There has been much oral support to the project prior to the launch, but we still lack to see this translate into concrete bookings and firm agreements.
-We have demonstrated that the project has turned a reality. Now it is up to the markets to secure that it gains the momentum required to keep it in the air.
-Shipments of Norwegian salmon are important, but to secure the profitability of the scheduled freighter service other cargo shipments are needed, says Mr Wangen.