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Mar 28, 2019 (newstodate): Why only one weekly Emirates SkyCargo freighter from Oslo?
Both the question and the answer were aired at yesterday's Schenker Seafood Seminar by the company's VP Cargo Global Sales & Commercial - Europe, Mr Jeffrey van Haeften.
-Starting from September 2, 2014, Emirates is offering a daily Boeing 777-300 passenger service with some 35 tonnes of cargo capacity, equal to a freighter, with a fully- booked flight between Oslo and Dubai, said mr van Haeften.
-A weekly Boeing 777 freighter service was introduced with the first flight on October 11, 2016, and Dubai is now serving as an efficient cargo transfer hub for Norway's seafood exports. But why not a second freighter flight?
-The answer is quite simple: Norway is a most limited inbound cargo market, so a second rotation between Oslo and Dubai would require an additional en-route stop, entailing high incremental costs.
-A second weekly rotation would also require firm customer commitments among Norwegian seafood exporters. We are seeing last-minute cancellations, and if three or four pallets do not show up for whatever reason, this translates into a loss-making operation.
-Freighter operations are performed with extremely profit margins, so any additional capacity from Oslo does require firm guarantees from the players in the market, said Mr van Haeften.
Both the question and the answer were aired at yesterday's Schenker Seafood Seminar by the company's VP Cargo Global Sales & Commercial - Europe, Mr Jeffrey van Haeften.
-Starting from September 2, 2014, Emirates is offering a daily Boeing 777-300 passenger service with some 35 tonnes of cargo capacity, equal to a freighter, with a fully- booked flight between Oslo and Dubai, said mr van Haeften.
-A weekly Boeing 777 freighter service was introduced with the first flight on October 11, 2016, and Dubai is now serving as an efficient cargo transfer hub for Norway's seafood exports. But why not a second freighter flight?
-The answer is quite simple: Norway is a most limited inbound cargo market, so a second rotation between Oslo and Dubai would require an additional en-route stop, entailing high incremental costs.
-A second weekly rotation would also require firm customer commitments among Norwegian seafood exporters. We are seeing last-minute cancellations, and if three or four pallets do not show up for whatever reason, this translates into a loss-making operation.
-Freighter operations are performed with extremely profit margins, so any additional capacity from Oslo does require firm guarantees from the players in the market, said Mr van Haeften.