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Sep 30, 2010 (newstodate): Korean Air Cargo is to return to Sweden's Luleaa Kallax Airport after the earlier attempt in 2009 to set up a scheduled service to Seoul Incheon failed.
Effective from October 12, 2010, the carrier is to offer a weekly Boeing 747-400F call at Luleaa Kallax Airport on the route from Seoul to Frankfurt, stopping at Luleaa on the return flight to take export shipments into its hub for onward flights to destinations in the Far East.
As earlier, the main focus is on the uplift of Norwegian seafood exports that will be trucked from production sites in northern Norway to Luleaa in Northern Sweden.
Despite the hours on the road, the service still compares favorably to corresponding times for trucking from sites in Northern Norway to Oslo Gardermoen Airport in the south.
-The service is backed by firm commitments from Norwegian exporters, and as long as this commitment lasts, we will operate the service, says Ng Oh, Korean Air Cargo Manager Norway.
-Volumes in 2009 were insufficient to warrant the continuation of the service, but we are seeing a fairly stable trend in 2010 that can sustain the resumption of services.
-The service is of course driven by exports to Asia, but we will be able to accept also imports to Scandinavia if requested, says Mr Oh.
Effective from October 12, 2010, the carrier is to offer a weekly Boeing 747-400F call at Luleaa Kallax Airport on the route from Seoul to Frankfurt, stopping at Luleaa on the return flight to take export shipments into its hub for onward flights to destinations in the Far East.
As earlier, the main focus is on the uplift of Norwegian seafood exports that will be trucked from production sites in northern Norway to Luleaa in Northern Sweden.
Despite the hours on the road, the service still compares favorably to corresponding times for trucking from sites in Northern Norway to Oslo Gardermoen Airport in the south.
-The service is backed by firm commitments from Norwegian exporters, and as long as this commitment lasts, we will operate the service, says Ng Oh, Korean Air Cargo Manager Norway.
-Volumes in 2009 were insufficient to warrant the continuation of the service, but we are seeing a fairly stable trend in 2010 that can sustain the resumption of services.
-The service is of course driven by exports to Asia, but we will be able to accept also imports to Scandinavia if requested, says Mr Oh.