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Air 02, 2021 (newstodate): Not surprisingly, plans for establishing a scheduled freighter service in the Faroe Islands are well received by the country's Vagar Airport.
   -Over the years, many attempts have been made to set up a dedicated freighter service to lift seafood exports to the global marketplace; but they invariably failed for various reasons, notably lack of firm commitment by the industry, says Regin I Jakobsen, Vagar Airport CEO.
   -This time seems different; I would expect that Bakkafrost would openly engage in a project like this only if it is meant to be.
   -Seen from the airport's perspective, one key precondition for an early start would that Bakkafrost itself be certified as known shipper, undertaking the full security around the shipments that would then be delivered directly for uplift as sealed cargo. This would relieve the airport of establishing further security measures, reloading of cargo at terminals, and other pertinent obligations, while Baklkafrost would benefit from full control over the entire process.
   -As for other infrastructure, we might be ready within a short period of time once the start of operations was determined. We will have to invest in GSE, notably a hi-loader, but this would all be settled rather quickly.  
   -The runway would allow for freighter operations with aircraft types such as Boeing 767 in specific versions, and Boeing 757 aircraft - with the Boeing 757 as the most likely, given the scarcity in the market of suitable Boeing 767 freighter aircraft with large engines.
   -Details such as these are still undetermined, given the early status of the project. But I am confident that the project will also enjoy the support by the government including financing of airport investments, given the importance of the Faroe Islands' seafood exports that are of overriding importance for the country, says Mr Jakobsen.