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Apr 20, 2018 (newstodate): Plans for introducing a new US-bound freighter service from Oslo Airport have taken another step forward.
Yesterday, talks were conducted in Oslo under the auspices of Avinor between stakeholders in Norway's seafood industry and Saudia Cargo to probe into a business case for the service - and the result bore fruit.
-The Norwegian forwarders and other stakeholders reacted very positively. There is a lot of interest and support for the planned operation, and a decision shall be taken latest by mid of May, says Rainer Muller, Saudia Cargo Regional Director Europe, in a mail to newstodate.
As emerged at this week's Nordic Air Cargo Conference in Stockholm, the talks in Oslo were to focus not only on the plans by the carrier, but on the Norwegian forwarders' commitment to supporting the freighter service by actively contributing to obtaining a balanced operation.
-The freighter service will not only carry seafood, however, but must seek revenue for a balanced operation by routing the aircraft via a point in Central Europe to Oslo for the continued flight New York JFK.
-To sustain a service like this requires cooperation with forwarders and providers to secure a steady flow of shipments. There will be peaks, ups and downs, but we need forwarders to contribute to balancing the utilization of the capacity with other products than just seafood, said Mr Muller, speaking at the conference.
Oslo Airport currently have some 20 weekly freighter departures lifting seafood to the Asian markets - but Saudia Cargo would be first to add freighter services to the US market that is important to the Norwegian seafood exporters.
Yesterday, talks were conducted in Oslo under the auspices of Avinor between stakeholders in Norway's seafood industry and Saudia Cargo to probe into a business case for the service - and the result bore fruit.
-The Norwegian forwarders and other stakeholders reacted very positively. There is a lot of interest and support for the planned operation, and a decision shall be taken latest by mid of May, says Rainer Muller, Saudia Cargo Regional Director Europe, in a mail to newstodate.
As emerged at this week's Nordic Air Cargo Conference in Stockholm, the talks in Oslo were to focus not only on the plans by the carrier, but on the Norwegian forwarders' commitment to supporting the freighter service by actively contributing to obtaining a balanced operation.
-The freighter service will not only carry seafood, however, but must seek revenue for a balanced operation by routing the aircraft via a point in Central Europe to Oslo for the continued flight New York JFK.
-To sustain a service like this requires cooperation with forwarders and providers to secure a steady flow of shipments. There will be peaks, ups and downs, but we need forwarders to contribute to balancing the utilization of the capacity with other products than just seafood, said Mr Muller, speaking at the conference.
Oslo Airport currently have some 20 weekly freighter departures lifting seafood to the Asian markets - but Saudia Cargo would be first to add freighter services to the US market that is important to the Norwegian seafood exporters.