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NOV 11, 2003 (newstodate): Air Greenland had pinned much hope on air cargo for its now terminated flights between Iceland and Denmark, but the visions never materialised.
-There are three major fish exporters around Akureyri in Northern Iceland, and we had expected them to welcome the new route in preference to relying on trucking into Keflavik Airport, says Hans Peter Hansen, Air Greenland director cargo.
-In the end, only the smaller of the three companies decided to go with Air Greenland, so the total cargo volumes on the route remained low, he says.
The route Copenhagen-Akureyri was a means by Air Greenland to keep its remaining Boeing 757-200 aircraft busy besides charter operations performed for various tour operators.
Air Greenland is currently operating its new Airbus A330 aircraft on the Atlantic trunk routes, and will decide the future of the Boeing 767 aircraft at a meeting on November 19.
-There are three major fish exporters around Akureyri in Northern Iceland, and we had expected them to welcome the new route in preference to relying on trucking into Keflavik Airport, says Hans Peter Hansen, Air Greenland director cargo.
-In the end, only the smaller of the three companies decided to go with Air Greenland, so the total cargo volumes on the route remained low, he says.
The route Copenhagen-Akureyri was a means by Air Greenland to keep its remaining Boeing 757-200 aircraft busy besides charter operations performed for various tour operators.
Air Greenland is currently operating its new Airbus A330 aircraft on the Atlantic trunk routes, and will decide the future of the Boeing 767 aircraft at a meeting on November 19.