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Jan 08, 2015 (newstodate): By the end of February 2015, Asiana Cargo will pull out of the Norwegian market, currently served by two weekly Boeing 747-400F calls at Oslo Gardermoen Airport on the return leg of the route from Frankfurt to Incheon, South Korea.
-The final date has not been communicated yet, but there are several reasons behind the Asiana HQ's decision to stop the operation through Oslo, says Sebastian Jahn, Asiana Airlines Inc. Regional Cargo Sales & Reservation Agent from Frankfurt.
-One reason is a lack of capacity by Asiana Cargo that will have one freighter in for maintenance during the coming period, leaving a shortage of freighter aircraft to serve the network.
-Another reason is several instances of late show-ups as well as last-minute cancellations by the Norwegian forwarders which has had a negative impact on the freighter's performance.
-Also contributing to the decision is the fact that Asiana has a limited volume of slots on the route from Seoul Incheon to Japan, which has sometimes led to short-shipping of Norwegian seafood shipments to this market.
-We will of course inform the market of the exact date for the last flight at Oslo Gardermoen when this has been decided upon by the HQ, and after this there are no known plans for a future resumption of Asiana Cargo services through Oslo, says Mr Jahn.
Starting from July 2007, Asiana Cargo was on-line at Sweden's Gothenburg Landvetter Airport with one weekly call on the return flight from Vienna to Incheon, South Korea, later moving this operation to Oslo Gardermoen from September 7, 2012, with two weekly flights.
-The final date has not been communicated yet, but there are several reasons behind the Asiana HQ's decision to stop the operation through Oslo, says Sebastian Jahn, Asiana Airlines Inc. Regional Cargo Sales & Reservation Agent from Frankfurt.
-One reason is a lack of capacity by Asiana Cargo that will have one freighter in for maintenance during the coming period, leaving a shortage of freighter aircraft to serve the network.
-Another reason is several instances of late show-ups as well as last-minute cancellations by the Norwegian forwarders which has had a negative impact on the freighter's performance.
-Also contributing to the decision is the fact that Asiana has a limited volume of slots on the route from Seoul Incheon to Japan, which has sometimes led to short-shipping of Norwegian seafood shipments to this market.
-We will of course inform the market of the exact date for the last flight at Oslo Gardermoen when this has been decided upon by the HQ, and after this there are no known plans for a future resumption of Asiana Cargo services through Oslo, says Mr Jahn.
Starting from July 2007, Asiana Cargo was on-line at Sweden's Gothenburg Landvetter Airport with one weekly call on the return flight from Vienna to Incheon, South Korea, later moving this operation to Oslo Gardermoen from September 7, 2012, with two weekly flights.