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Aug 01, 2012 (newstodate): Norway's Trondheim Vaernes Airport may see new prospects for airfreight business.
Industry sources claim that a yet-unidentified carrier is airing interest in setting up freighter traffic to Trondheim from either Bonn/Cologne or Liege, indicating that the carrier in question is probably to be found among the integrators.
-I can confirm that we are in preliminary talks with an airline as for cargo business, but whether it may be in the form of a freighter service or as belly cargo on passenger aircraft in the first phase - if the project materializes at all - has yet to be seen, says Lasse Bardal, Trondheim Vaernes airport manager.
-Trondheim Vaernes Airport is close to Norway's largest seafood producing region, and years ago we had regular direct IL-76 freighter operations with salmon for the Asian markets via Moscow. So the potential is definitely there.
-On the other hand, experience has repeatedly proved that freighter flights dedicated to serving the seafood industry are essentially one-directional services, and without balanced operations they are not able to attain a fair operational economy.
-Still, our airport will be ready to respond to demands for freighter operations, and we have reserved an area to serve as a dedicated freighter platform. The planning process is underway, and once players in the market may so require we are ready to move, says Mr Bardal.
Industry sources claim that a yet-unidentified carrier is airing interest in setting up freighter traffic to Trondheim from either Bonn/Cologne or Liege, indicating that the carrier in question is probably to be found among the integrators.
-I can confirm that we are in preliminary talks with an airline as for cargo business, but whether it may be in the form of a freighter service or as belly cargo on passenger aircraft in the first phase - if the project materializes at all - has yet to be seen, says Lasse Bardal, Trondheim Vaernes airport manager.
-Trondheim Vaernes Airport is close to Norway's largest seafood producing region, and years ago we had regular direct IL-76 freighter operations with salmon for the Asian markets via Moscow. So the potential is definitely there.
-On the other hand, experience has repeatedly proved that freighter flights dedicated to serving the seafood industry are essentially one-directional services, and without balanced operations they are not able to attain a fair operational economy.
-Still, our airport will be ready to respond to demands for freighter operations, and we have reserved an area to serve as a dedicated freighter platform. The planning process is underway, and once players in the market may so require we are ready to move, says Mr Bardal.