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Mar 29, 2019 (newstodate): Japan Airlines is happy with its cargo handling partner at Helsinki Airport - and would like to see more flights between Helsinki and Tokyo.
JAL Cargo operates daily Boeing 787-8 rotations on the route between the two destinations, and picked Swissport Cargo Services at Helsinki Airport for handling of its cargo from January 1, 2018.
-We have indeed been impressed by Finnair Cargo's COOL Terminal, but with Swissport we obtain a unique degree of flexibility and customer attention that allows us to be equally flexible towards our customers, says Derrick Hellings, J-Air Nordic CEO, responsible for JAL cargo sales in the Nordic and Baltic markets, and speaking to newstodate on the sidelines of the Schenker Seafood Logistics Seminar in Oslo, March 27.
-JAL Cargo is happy with Norwegian seafood exports that is a significant business for us. The flexibility is especially crucial here as the seafood on trucks from Norway may occasionally meet traffic snags along the road, making it impossible to keep the slots allocated. Here we can act on situations and accept late incoming shipments rather close to cut-off times.
-We would indeed like to see an increase in frequency on Japan Airlines' flights, and Helsinki is high on the list as soon as the carrier obtains more slots at Tokyo.
-This hinges on a government decision due by August 2019 when Japan takes over formerly US military-managed airspace around the capital airports. Hopes are that we may see more flights to Helsinki - and we could indeed easily fill them up with cargo, as well as with passengers.
-The Boeing 787 aircraft operated between Tokyo and Helsinki is an efficient cargo-carrying aircraft, even with full passenger loads. And especially the Boeing 787-9 offers a large capacity. Actually, we set a new record last year with an aircraft lifting no less than 36 tonnes on the flight from Helsinki to Tokyo, benefiting from exceptionally fine weather conditions, says Mr Hellings .
JAL Cargo operates daily Boeing 787-8 rotations on the route between the two destinations, and picked Swissport Cargo Services at Helsinki Airport for handling of its cargo from January 1, 2018.
-We have indeed been impressed by Finnair Cargo's COOL Terminal, but with Swissport we obtain a unique degree of flexibility and customer attention that allows us to be equally flexible towards our customers, says Derrick Hellings, J-Air Nordic CEO, responsible for JAL cargo sales in the Nordic and Baltic markets, and speaking to newstodate on the sidelines of the Schenker Seafood Logistics Seminar in Oslo, March 27.
-JAL Cargo is happy with Norwegian seafood exports that is a significant business for us. The flexibility is especially crucial here as the seafood on trucks from Norway may occasionally meet traffic snags along the road, making it impossible to keep the slots allocated. Here we can act on situations and accept late incoming shipments rather close to cut-off times.
-We would indeed like to see an increase in frequency on Japan Airlines' flights, and Helsinki is high on the list as soon as the carrier obtains more slots at Tokyo.
-This hinges on a government decision due by August 2019 when Japan takes over formerly US military-managed airspace around the capital airports. Hopes are that we may see more flights to Helsinki - and we could indeed easily fill them up with cargo, as well as with passengers.
-The Boeing 787 aircraft operated between Tokyo and Helsinki is an efficient cargo-carrying aircraft, even with full passenger loads. And especially the Boeing 787-9 offers a large capacity. Actually, we set a new record last year with an aircraft lifting no less than 36 tonnes on the flight from Helsinki to Tokyo, benefiting from exceptionally fine weather conditions, says Mr Hellings .