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Oct 18, 2023 (newstodate): Denmark's Aalborg Airport, in the north of the country's Jutland peninsula, has long nourished hopes for a role in the air cargo industry.
   Now, the dream has come one step closer to realization as Air Greenland opens up a new route connecting Aalborg Airport and Kangerlussuaq Airport, in South Greenland.
   Flights will be operated for Air Greenland by the Danish charter/ACMI carrier Jettime as an extension of the route connecting Copenhagen Airport and Kangerlussuaq during the summer period.
   The first flight from Aalborg Airport will lift off on June 25, 2024, as part of a program comprising a total of nine rotations ending August 20, 2024.
   While primarily targeting the leisure segment, the flights will also introduce capacity for cargo shipments to Greenland out of Aalborg Airport.
   This year, Aalborg Airport has already seen the opening of the air cargo niche as the Icelandic LCC PLAY launched flights between Keflavik Airport and Aalborg from June 10, 2023, with one weekly rotation providing connections via Iceland to its North American route network.
    The airport earlier proved its capabilities in air cargo during the corona pandemic, handling a major all-cargo operation on May 26, 2021, chartered and managed by Blue Water, comprising one Etihad Airways Boeing 777-300ER all-cargo flight flying in with 60 tonnes of cargo from Malaysia and returning to Abu Dhabi with 50 tonnes of exports, succeeded the day after by one TUI Boeing 787 all-cargo flight with another 30 tonnes of shipments sourced from Malaysia.