Air carriers target Norwegian salmon

THE growing demand around the world for Norwegian salmon has recently brought two major international air carriers to Oslo.

Emirates SkyCargo, the world’s largest international cargo airline, is expanding its presence in Scandinavia with the launch of a new weekly freighter service from Oslo to Dubai.

And AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has launched a twice weekly Boeing 747 freighter operation from Oslo.

Worldwide demand for Norwegian seafood, and especially salmon, continues to make a significant and growing contribution to the country’s economy.

Norway now exports 220,000 tonnes of seafood a year, 600 tonnes a day, using air cargo services to Asia and North America.

The service operated by an Emirates Skycargo Boeing 777 freighter aircraft has the capacity to carry just over 100 tonnes of cargo, much of which will be farmed salmon. This includes

more than 15,000 square metres of temperature controlled storage space.

Meanwhile, Georges Biwer, at AirBridgeCargo, said: ‘Norwegian salmon is preferred by consumers all over the world and exporters rely on the speed and reliability of air cargo to ensure their seafood is of the highest quality.’