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Sep 14, 2009 (newstodate): The Norwegian salmon has attracted many prospective airlines over time, but Korean Air Cargo has so far proved to be the only steady provider of main-deck capacity.
Korean Air Cargo launched its Boeing 747-400F freighter services from Oslo to Inchon, Korea, on March 9, 2004, with one weekly flight, increasing to two from September, 2004, and going up to the current schedule of three weekly flights from 2006.
-Behind our success with the freighter coming in from Vienna and continuing to Korea is the efficiency of our hub at Inchon where we can transfer containerized shipments within ninety minutes to flights to our destinations in Asia, says Arnfinn Husoy, Korean air Cargo sales manager Norway.
-We fill 95 percent of the capacity on the freighter out of Oslo, and the operation is secured by a rates scheme that allows for fair profitability. The market is highly competitive, but we are not selling on depressed rates. Our main asset remains time: we can deliver the Norwegian salmon to the Japanese market within less than 18 hours after departure from Oslo thanks to the fast turn-around at Inchon. No-one beats us on that.
-We are aware of new projects to introduce maindeck capacity for Norway's salmon exporters. But without a hub they can deliver only at one destination, and this is an entirely other story, says Mr Husoy.
Korean Air Cargo launched its Boeing 747-400F freighter services from Oslo to Inchon, Korea, on March 9, 2004, with one weekly flight, increasing to two from September, 2004, and going up to the current schedule of three weekly flights from 2006.
-Behind our success with the freighter coming in from Vienna and continuing to Korea is the efficiency of our hub at Inchon where we can transfer containerized shipments within ninety minutes to flights to our destinations in Asia, says Arnfinn Husoy, Korean air Cargo sales manager Norway.
-We fill 95 percent of the capacity on the freighter out of Oslo, and the operation is secured by a rates scheme that allows for fair profitability. The market is highly competitive, but we are not selling on depressed rates. Our main asset remains time: we can deliver the Norwegian salmon to the Japanese market within less than 18 hours after departure from Oslo thanks to the fast turn-around at Inchon. No-one beats us on that.
-We are aware of new projects to introduce maindeck capacity for Norway's salmon exporters. But without a hub they can deliver only at one destination, and this is an entirely other story, says Mr Husoy.