Qatar Airways starts seafood express service

One of the world’s most advanced jet airliners is being used to carry salmon and other seafood from Norway to the Middle East and beyond. The fish will be carried on board the long range Boeing 777-300 of Qatar Airways, the first commercial aircraft to be designed entirely by computer. It will be taken directly…

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Cargo takes flight in cabin comfort

PASSENGER planes are increasingly being used to transport freight to the US, with some parcels even travelling in empty seats. Sending packages to the US during the current coronavirus epidemic remains largely unaffected, said the US parcel delivery specialist ParcelHero, although it warned of delays as airlines’ cargo capacity is limited. ‘Several airlines have increased…

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Salmon transported in empty passenger planes

WITH air travel bans in place, salmon farming companies in Norway are finding alternative ways of getting their product to market. And one option has been to use passenger aircraft devoid of passengers, but which are equipped with cargo carrying holds and pallets, even if it means charging extra for salmon to cover the extra costs.…

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Norway to fly salmon direct to China

THE Chinese operated Hainan Airlines is to start the first direct flights from Oslo to Beijing next spring in a move that will boost Norway’s seafood market in China. Norway is looking to increase its salmon exports to China’s burgeoning middle classes and the Norwegian Seafood Council predicted in the summer that the volume of…

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Oslo to become salmon super hub

THE world’s largest dedicated seafood air hub is to be built at Oslo airport after it was announced at the weekend that the cargo handler Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) had won the estimated £80 million contract. Work will begin early next year and the new hub should be operational by 2021. It will be designed…

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