Silkway West to open weekly flights to Oslo Airport
Avinor Oslo Airport has gained another route to export salmon with Silkway West Airlines launching weekly flights from Friday 27 September. The route will be operated by a Boeing 747-400F, connecting the Norwegian capital with onward connections to the Far East via Baku, Azerbaijan. At Baku’s Heydar Aliyev International Airport, the Silkway Group operates a […]
Oslo Airport extends freighter network to Nanjing
Oslo Airport will gain a new link to China when Suparna Airlines launches twice-weekly connects to Nanjing on 1 September. The Boeing 747-400ERF services will leave the Norwegian capital at 16.30 on Thursdays and Sundays, arriving in Nanjing at 09.00 the following morning. Nanjing is to the west of Shanghai and well situated to serve […]
AirBridgeCargo adds third weekly flight from Oslo
AirBridgeCargo Airlines has added a third weekly flight from Oslo Airport, tailor made for seafood exports bound for South Korea. The first flight was operated on Tuesday 28 May, complementing existing Tuesday and Friday departures, heading to Seoul via Moscow. The Russian airline now offers 230 tonnes of seafood capacity from Oslo on Tuesdays, operating […]
Avinor and WFS terminate Oslo seafood centre deal
Norwegian airport operator Avinor and Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) have terminated the deal to construct a new seafood centre at Oslo Airport. Construction of the centre, which was going to have the capacity to handle up to 250,000 tonnes of seafood annually, was supposed to commence in April 2019 with the opening date given as […]
There’s plenty more fish in the sea to be exported
Following on from the recent substantial growth at Oslo Airport, things were slower in 2018 as capacity has been allowed to settle and a hotter summer affected the salmon harvest. Speaking to Air Cargo Week in Oslo following the Nordic Air Cargo Symposium, Martin Langaas, director of traffic development and cargo for Norwegian airport operator […]
Emirates marks two years of freighter flights to Oslo
Emirates SkyCargo has celebrated two years of freighter operations at Oslo Airport, offering 100 tonnes of cargo capacity per week. Norway is one of the world’s largest exporters of seafood and exports of salmon were valued at around $4 billion in the first six months of 2018. Over the last two years, Emirates SkyCargo has […]
WFS to operate new seafood centre at Oslo Airport
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) and Sjømatterminalen have signed an MOU to operate the Seafood Centre at Oslo Airport, which will handle up to 250,000 tons a year. Norway accounts for half of the air cargo generated in the Nordic region, and Oslo was the fastest growing cargo airport in Europe with 36 per cent. Of […]
Regional players focus on quality as volumes grow
Everything from medicines and salmon to sophisticated aircraft parts for US fighter jets move in and out of Scandinavia by air. While there is much land and sea traffic with the biggest trading partners such as the Netherlands, Germany, Poland and France, the huge markets in the US and the growing demands of Asia, especially China, […]
Oslo soars as it feeds global hunger for Norwegian seafood
Cargo volumes at Avinor Oslo Airport soared in 2017 with growth of 35 per cent as it satisfied global demand for Norwegian seafood. In 2017, 185,000 tonnes of air cargo were flown in and out of Oslo Airport, an increase of 35 per cent, with a number of cargo airlines choosing to add the Norwegian […]
ACI Europe: freight grows 6.2% in October at European airports
Freight traffic across the European airport network averaged year-on-year (YOY) growth of 6.2 per cent in October, according to the latest figures published by the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. The European airport trade body says so far this year cargo traffic is up 8.9 per cent – 7.9 per cent at European Union (EU) […]
Oslo Airport in a strong position with 32% growth
Airfreight volumes at Oslo Airport have grown 32 per cent in the first half of 2017, and director of cargo at airport operator Avinor, Martin Langaas says there is much to be positive about. Oslo has welcomed new freighter services from Emirates SkyCargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Cargolux Airlines International, Turkish Cargo, CAL, DHL and Atlas Air, […]
DHL starts flying seafood from Oslo to Seoul and Shanghai
Oslo Airport is continuing to gain new routes with DHL launching two flights a week to Seoul and Shanghai. The Boeing 747-400 Freighter service was launched on 8 September, and will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays. The hub serving the capital of Norway has seen cargo growth of 32 per cent this year, and has […]
Seafood tonnage at Oslo Airport set to double in 2017
Seafood freight through Oslo Airport in Norway is on the up and the gateway expects to handle double the amount of fresh fish in 2017. Oslo Airport is now served by 17 weekly cargo flights exclusively serving the Norwegian seafood market. In the last eight months, Emirates Sky Cargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Cargolux, Turkish Cargo, CAL […]
ACI Europe: freight traffic up 5.6% in April
Freight traffic saw solid year-on-year (YOY) growth of 5.6 per cent in April as European gateways continue to see a positive start to the year, according to the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. ACI Europe says in the first four months of the year cargo was up YOY by 7.4 per cent across Europe’s gateways […]
Turkish Cargo flies to Oslo to deliver seafood around the world
Turkish Cargo has started twice weekly Airbus A330-200 Freighter flights to Oslo Airport, collecting Norwegian seafood for delivery around the world. It started weekly flights on 10 March and Turkish increased the frequency to two a week at the end of the month, connecting Norwegian seafood exporters to global destinations via Istanbul Ataturk Airport. Oslo […]
DHL to launch new domestic route in Norway for seafood
DHL is to start a new cargo route between Oslo Airport and Lakselv Airport Banak – bringing seafood exporters like Finnmark and Northern Norway closer to the Asian export markets. The route will be serviced by an Airbus A300 with a cargo capacity of around 40 tonnes. Depending on volumes and demand, the route will be serviced once […]
New seafood centre set to be built at Oslo Airport
Oslo Airport is considering new areas for air cargo and the possibility of building a new seafood centre at Norway’s main airport. Avinor wants to make new areas available for carriers with activities directly linked to air cargo in cooperation with the largest exporters within the seafood industry. The airport operator has worked on a feasibility […]
AirBridgeCargo adds Oslo to ever growing network
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) will start twice-weekly Boeing 747 Freighter flights from Oslo to support Norway’s seafood export market and it’s oil & gas industry. The first flight will leave on 15 November and will operate on Tuesdays and Fridays. Norway exports 220,000 tonnes of seafood a year, 600 tonnes a day using air cargo services […]
