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Mar 27, 2015 (newstodate): Cargo volumes remained almost unchanged in 2014 at the Swedish regional airport Orebro.
-The total volumes in 2014 were only few tonnes below the 20,000 tonnes handled in 2013 and 2012, says Haakan Nilsson, Orebro Airport Sales Manager.
-The bulk of the cargo is brought in by integrators DHL and TNT, while the mail between Orebro and Stockholm Arlanda is flown by Amapola and West Atlantic operating for Post Sweden.
-One change in 2014 was DHL's rerouting of the cargo for Billund, in Denmark, that was earlier flown on the Boeing 757-200F continuing from Orebro to Billund. DHL is now again operating direct flights between Leipzig and Billund, so the DHL operation is now directly between Leipzig and Orebro.
-This operation is currently flown with the smaller Boeing 737 freighter, but we expect this to only a temporary measure before the Boeing 757 freighter is returned to the route.
-The slight decrease in total volumes at Orebro Airport is primarily due to a fall in mail volumes in 2014, and the airport also saw a decrease in the number of ad-hoc freighter operations, says Mr Nilsson.
Work on an expansion of the runway is now in full swing at Orebro Airport, with the first stage comprising an extension by 300 m to be commissioned by October 2015, to be followed by another 400 m extension to be completed by summer 2016, bringing the runway to a total length of 3,300 m.
-This will allow operations with larger aircraft without weight penalties which will not least benefit charter tour operators that can provide long-haul flights without en-route fuel stops. But hopefully this will also enable us to attract new cargo business, says Mr Nilsson.
-The total volumes in 2014 were only few tonnes below the 20,000 tonnes handled in 2013 and 2012, says Haakan Nilsson, Orebro Airport Sales Manager.
-The bulk of the cargo is brought in by integrators DHL and TNT, while the mail between Orebro and Stockholm Arlanda is flown by Amapola and West Atlantic operating for Post Sweden.
-One change in 2014 was DHL's rerouting of the cargo for Billund, in Denmark, that was earlier flown on the Boeing 757-200F continuing from Orebro to Billund. DHL is now again operating direct flights between Leipzig and Billund, so the DHL operation is now directly between Leipzig and Orebro.
-This operation is currently flown with the smaller Boeing 737 freighter, but we expect this to only a temporary measure before the Boeing 757 freighter is returned to the route.
-The slight decrease in total volumes at Orebro Airport is primarily due to a fall in mail volumes in 2014, and the airport also saw a decrease in the number of ad-hoc freighter operations, says Mr Nilsson.
Work on an expansion of the runway is now in full swing at Orebro Airport, with the first stage comprising an extension by 300 m to be commissioned by October 2015, to be followed by another 400 m extension to be completed by summer 2016, bringing the runway to a total length of 3,300 m.
-This will allow operations with larger aircraft without weight penalties which will not least benefit charter tour operators that can provide long-haul flights without en-route fuel stops. But hopefully this will also enable us to attract new cargo business, says Mr Nilsson.