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Aug 14, 2024 (newstodate): Oslo Airport reports strong growth in cargo in July 2024.
   A total of 17,735 tonnes of cargo and mail was handled at the airport, an increase by 30 percent, y-o-y.
   Driving the sustained growth was international cargo - primarily Norwegian seafood exports - with 16,788 tonnes, also up by 30 percent y-o-y.
   In the first seven months of this year, the airport has thus handled 110.612 tonnes of cargo, an increase by 18 percent, y-o-y, including 104,285 tonnes of international cargo that increased by 18 percent.
   During the summer 2024 schedule, Qatar Airways has increased frequency from seven to 11 weekly rotations from April 8, 2024, going up to 14 weekly rotations during the period June 1-September 1, while Qatar Airways Cargo has also been online at Oslo Airport since January 29, 2013.
   Also contributing to the growth in cargo is the return since November 2023 of Emirates SkyCargo with a weekly Boeing 777F freighter service from Oslo to Dubai adding some 100 tonnes to the capacity on the airline's passenger flights on the route, each lifting 30–40 tonnes of Norwegian seafood.
   Even more cargo uplift capacity is added with the launch of Thai Airways' flights between Bangkok and Oslo starting from July 1, 2024, with daily rotations on the route.
   In addition, starting from May 11, 2024, Oslo Airport is seeing the South Korean hybrid carrier Air Premia on the tarmac.
   During the period from June 11 till August 22, 2024, the carrier will be operating the route  between Seoul Incheon and Oslo Airport once weekly with Boeing 787-9 aircraft.     
   AirPremia offers space for exports of Norwegian seafood with cargo sales by SkyLog/ECS as GSSA, while OSCC provides Air Premia with cargo handling.
   Looking forward, adding to the freighter capacity at Oslo Airport from September 4, 2024, will be Hong Kong Air Cargo launching a weekly flight from between Oslo to Hong Kong via Almaty, in Kazakhstan, with Airbus A330-200F offering the capacity of some 65 tonnes shared with the carrier's other European hubs at London, Liege and Milan.