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Apr 08, 2024 (newstodate): April 4, 2024, saw the first flight by Beijing Capital Airlines on the route connecting Oslo Airport and Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, in China.
   Behind the new operation to carry Norwegian seafood to the Chinese market is the Hongyuan Group, set up in 2001 and now with 50 subsidiaries covering also global freight services and international trade.
   Flying from Milan and lifting off from Oslo Airport with 44,320kg of cargo, the inaugural flight signals a fresh increase by up to 210 tonnes per week in direct capacity for shipping Norwegian seafood to the rapidly expanding Chinese market.
   Chengdu is the fourth most populous city in China, and serving as the hub of Western China.  
   The so far three weekly flights are performed via a technical stop at Astana, in Kazakhstan, with an Airbus A330-300F aircraft - the single freighter in the fleet of the airline that is a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines.
   At Oslo Airport, OSCC has been contracted as handling agent.