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Jun 22, 2018 (newstodate): The Faroe Islands' national carrier Atlantic Airways sees growth in cargo volumes in 2018.
In the first five months of this year, the country's Vagar Airport handled a total of 670 tonnes of cargo, which is no less than 228 percent up on last year.
The bulk of the increase is driven by the introduction of flights by SAS between Vagar and Copenhagen from March 26, 2017, with a total of 12 weekly flights with Airbus A320 aircraft, but Atlantic Airways is also reporting growing cargo volumes on their daily Airbus A320 flights on the route.
-Cargo has traditionally been dominated by full loads on the incoming flights to the Faroe Islands, while the export cargo on the return flights to Copenhagen has been most limited, says Johanna a Berghi, Atlantic Airways CEO.
-The main, and nearly only, export commodity from the Faroe Islands remains seafood that is transported primarily by sea on the short routes to the UK and to Denmark, with an abundance of departures and easy access to UK and continental airports for uplift.
-Shippers and exporters have however now turned attention to the option of lifting seafood shipments directly out of Vagar Airport for transfer at Copenhagen Airport. Rates are higher, compared to maritime solutions, but the benefit from air logistics is shorter transportation times and longer shelf life in the markets.
-We are thus now seeing more and more fresh salmon shipments on our flights to Copenhagen, while the limiting factor is of course the capacity ceiling at around three tonnes per flight with full passenger loads, says ms a Berghi.
In the first five months of this year, the country's Vagar Airport handled a total of 670 tonnes of cargo, which is no less than 228 percent up on last year.
The bulk of the increase is driven by the introduction of flights by SAS between Vagar and Copenhagen from March 26, 2017, with a total of 12 weekly flights with Airbus A320 aircraft, but Atlantic Airways is also reporting growing cargo volumes on their daily Airbus A320 flights on the route.
-Cargo has traditionally been dominated by full loads on the incoming flights to the Faroe Islands, while the export cargo on the return flights to Copenhagen has been most limited, says Johanna a Berghi, Atlantic Airways CEO.
-The main, and nearly only, export commodity from the Faroe Islands remains seafood that is transported primarily by sea on the short routes to the UK and to Denmark, with an abundance of departures and easy access to UK and continental airports for uplift.
-Shippers and exporters have however now turned attention to the option of lifting seafood shipments directly out of Vagar Airport for transfer at Copenhagen Airport. Rates are higher, compared to maritime solutions, but the benefit from air logistics is shorter transportation times and longer shelf life in the markets.
-We are thus now seeing more and more fresh salmon shipments on our flights to Copenhagen, while the limiting factor is of course the capacity ceiling at around three tonnes per flight with full passenger loads, says ms a Berghi.