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Aug 15, 2014 (newstodate): The implementation of IATA's e-AWB in the Danish market did not fully meet the deadline set for August 14, 2014, by the nine major airlines driving the process in the Nordic region.
-Most preconditions for launching the e-AWB were in place, but we did not manage to fully solve certain issues with IT systems especially concerning the handling agents, so we will still need about one month to fully sort things out, says Leif Rasmussen, SAS Cargo managing director.
-But after all, Denmark is actually doing quite well as to e-AWB as we are seeing the volume around 10 percent already, says Mr Rasmussen.
Denmark's airfreight forwarders are also not worried about the situation.
-We, and many other forwarders, are ready to make the transition to e-AWB while others lag behind. In any case, IATA's goal of making a full world-wide switch to e-AWB from January 1, 2015, remains a lofty, yet unattainable goal, and ambitions will eventually have to be turned down, says Henrik Carstensen, Danish Airfreight Forwarders and managing director at Strait Air.
-The nine carriers committing themselves to implement the e-AWB from August 14, 2014, are ready - but some are more ready than others, and the development is still uneven among airlines outside this core group. There are many snags to be sorted out.
-Still, setting a cut-over date makes sense as it provides a milestone for measuring preparations. Even it is not fully met, it is still not in any way a dramatic issue, says Mr Carstensen.
-Most preconditions for launching the e-AWB were in place, but we did not manage to fully solve certain issues with IT systems especially concerning the handling agents, so we will still need about one month to fully sort things out, says Leif Rasmussen, SAS Cargo managing director.
-But after all, Denmark is actually doing quite well as to e-AWB as we are seeing the volume around 10 percent already, says Mr Rasmussen.
Denmark's airfreight forwarders are also not worried about the situation.
-We, and many other forwarders, are ready to make the transition to e-AWB while others lag behind. In any case, IATA's goal of making a full world-wide switch to e-AWB from January 1, 2015, remains a lofty, yet unattainable goal, and ambitions will eventually have to be turned down, says Henrik Carstensen, Danish Airfreight Forwarders and managing director at Strait Air.
-The nine carriers committing themselves to implement the e-AWB from August 14, 2014, are ready - but some are more ready than others, and the development is still uneven among airlines outside this core group. There are many snags to be sorted out.
-Still, setting a cut-over date makes sense as it provides a milestone for measuring preparations. Even it is not fully met, it is still not in any way a dramatic issue, says Mr Carstensen.