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Apr 01, 2016 (newstodate): Norway is now softening its stand on the issue of cargo charter flights by a Russian carrier from Norway to South Korea, currently suspended by a limbo in Norway-Russia talks on air services.
In an effort to help the country's growing and profitable exports of king crabs to the Asian market, Norway's Minister of Transportation has agreed to ask the Norwegian CAA to come up with a temporary solution, allowing the Russian carrier Aviastar-TU to resume direct charter flights from Lakselv Banak Airport to Seoul, South Korea, using a chartered TU-204C aircraft.
According to the existing bi-lateral air services agreement between Norway and Korea, only designated carrier can operate scheduled flights between the two countries, and while the Russian flights have so far been operated as ad-hoc charters requiring individual permits the pattern came close to a scheduled traffic.
The flights were halted by the Norwegian CAA to put pressure on Russia to reopen negotiations on the air services agreement between these two countries which would be helpful to carrier such as Norwegian that needs access to Russian airspace. But this pressure has so far failed to produce results.
Now the fresh efforts seek to filter out the cargo charter issue from the restrictions from the overall air services issues.
According to plans, a round of talks between Norway and Russia on air services will take plans this summer.
In an effort to help the country's growing and profitable exports of king crabs to the Asian market, Norway's Minister of Transportation has agreed to ask the Norwegian CAA to come up with a temporary solution, allowing the Russian carrier Aviastar-TU to resume direct charter flights from Lakselv Banak Airport to Seoul, South Korea, using a chartered TU-204C aircraft.
According to the existing bi-lateral air services agreement between Norway and Korea, only designated carrier can operate scheduled flights between the two countries, and while the Russian flights have so far been operated as ad-hoc charters requiring individual permits the pattern came close to a scheduled traffic.
The flights were halted by the Norwegian CAA to put pressure on Russia to reopen negotiations on the air services agreement between these two countries which would be helpful to carrier such as Norwegian that needs access to Russian airspace. But this pressure has so far failed to produce results.
Now the fresh efforts seek to filter out the cargo charter issue from the restrictions from the overall air services issues.
According to plans, a round of talks between Norway and Russia on air services will take plans this summer.