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Jun 20, 2011 (newstodate): Plans for re-marketing of Sweden's Luleaa Kallax Airport as a new cargo airport for trans-Siberian flights to Asia are not imminent.
Work will start on broadening the airport's 3,350m runway to allow for operations with the largest freighter aircraft, and other infrastructural works will also be undertaken in the coming period.
But the airport is not to address the market before 2013, when Russia is expected to abolish its over-flight charges in connection with its admission into the WTO.
In the meantime Kallax Cargo will continue to offer cargo terminal handling, palletizing and other services to optional customers at Luleaa Airport, while ground handling of the cargo aircraft will be provided by the state-owned Swedavia that has also acquired its ground handling equipment.
Luleaa Kallax Airport was originally envisaged as a technical fueling stop for US-Asia traffic, later changing its business plan to focus on uplift of Norwegian fresh salmon to the Asian markets.
Several projects were launched in this respect - but all failed for a variety of reasons.
Work will start on broadening the airport's 3,350m runway to allow for operations with the largest freighter aircraft, and other infrastructural works will also be undertaken in the coming period.
But the airport is not to address the market before 2013, when Russia is expected to abolish its over-flight charges in connection with its admission into the WTO.
In the meantime Kallax Cargo will continue to offer cargo terminal handling, palletizing and other services to optional customers at Luleaa Airport, while ground handling of the cargo aircraft will be provided by the state-owned Swedavia that has also acquired its ground handling equipment.
Luleaa Kallax Airport was originally envisaged as a technical fueling stop for US-Asia traffic, later changing its business plan to focus on uplift of Norwegian fresh salmon to the Asian markets.
Several projects were launched in this respect - but all failed for a variety of reasons.