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Jul 02, 2015 (newstodate): Denmark remains a challenge for Finnair Cargo, and the golden solution has not yet been found.
-Denmark is indeed a highly competitive market and represents a true challenge to us, Juha Jarvinen, now Finnair CCO and then Finnair Cargo Mng Dir told newstodate in March 2014.
-Seen from Helsinki, Denmark is a bit too far away for trucking, and a bit too close for air transportation, leaving us in a difficult position.
-At the same time, Denmark is easily connected by trucking services to the main Central European hubs, and Copenhagen Airport is serving as a transfer hub for many airlines.
-In short, this is a challenge for us, but as such we are determined to seek ways to increase our share of this airfreight market. Finnair Cargo maintains the intention to grow in Denmark and we will definitely see progress in 2014, says Mr Jarvinen.
Returning to the issue on June 30, 2015, Mr Jarvinen easily admits that Denmark is still a challenge without an immediate solution.
-We certainly have cargo customers in Denmark, such as prestigious companies like Bang & Olufsen, but we are still far from having achieved our ambitions in the market, say met our targets.
-While we are still seeking alternative models we do not exclude that other airports than Copenhagen Airport could be brought into play. We are for instance well aware that most of the Danish exporting industries are located, not in the capital area but in the western part of Denmark, served by Billund Airport.
-If Finnair traffic was established here with aircraft suitable to carry also cargo, the situation would improve. But it should of course still make sense both in the cargo and passenger segments, says Mr Jarvinen.
-Denmark is indeed a highly competitive market and represents a true challenge to us, Juha Jarvinen, now Finnair CCO and then Finnair Cargo Mng Dir told newstodate in March 2014.
-Seen from Helsinki, Denmark is a bit too far away for trucking, and a bit too close for air transportation, leaving us in a difficult position.
-At the same time, Denmark is easily connected by trucking services to the main Central European hubs, and Copenhagen Airport is serving as a transfer hub for many airlines.
-In short, this is a challenge for us, but as such we are determined to seek ways to increase our share of this airfreight market. Finnair Cargo maintains the intention to grow in Denmark and we will definitely see progress in 2014, says Mr Jarvinen.
Returning to the issue on June 30, 2015, Mr Jarvinen easily admits that Denmark is still a challenge without an immediate solution.
-We certainly have cargo customers in Denmark, such as prestigious companies like Bang & Olufsen, but we are still far from having achieved our ambitions in the market, say met our targets.
-While we are still seeking alternative models we do not exclude that other airports than Copenhagen Airport could be brought into play. We are for instance well aware that most of the Danish exporting industries are located, not in the capital area but in the western part of Denmark, served by Billund Airport.
-If Finnair traffic was established here with aircraft suitable to carry also cargo, the situation would improve. But it should of course still make sense both in the cargo and passenger segments, says Mr Jarvinen.