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OCT 20, 2004 (newstodate): On October 18, the Danish Freight Forwarders Association issued a circular to members warning against irregularities connected to airline trucking operations from Denmark.
-In certain cases, the pre-transport trucking to the European hub has not originated as stated in the AWB as the "airport of departure", the circular says.
The circular quotes instances of airfreight shipments stated in the AWB to originate in Billund Airport, while they actually have never been at the said airport.
-This may constitute a security risk as the European airport receiving the goods may wrongly assume that shipments have been security-checked at Billund Airport.
The circular calls on its members to focus attention on filling out correctly the "airport of departure" in the AWB, and to arrange the transportation in accordance with the wording of the AWB.
In case the forwarder ascertains that the pre-transport has not been performed in accordance with the AB details, he is urged to inform the European airport receiving the shipments in order to counter any deficiency in security.
Billund Airport actually issues a security declaration attached to the documents of any cargo shipment accepted for transportation after security screening.
-In certain cases, the pre-transport trucking to the European hub has not originated as stated in the AWB as the "airport of departure", the circular says.
The circular quotes instances of airfreight shipments stated in the AWB to originate in Billund Airport, while they actually have never been at the said airport.
-This may constitute a security risk as the European airport receiving the goods may wrongly assume that shipments have been security-checked at Billund Airport.
The circular calls on its members to focus attention on filling out correctly the "airport of departure" in the AWB, and to arrange the transportation in accordance with the wording of the AWB.
In case the forwarder ascertains that the pre-transport has not been performed in accordance with the AB details, he is urged to inform the European airport receiving the shipments in order to counter any deficiency in security.
Billund Airport actually issues a security declaration attached to the documents of any cargo shipment accepted for transportation after security screening.