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Capital Airlines inaugurates Nanchang-Oslo to meet Chinese appetite for salmon
July 5th 2024
On July 2, Jiangxi International Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of Jiangxi Railway Aviation Group and Nanchang Linkong City Investment Group (operating for Capital Airlines), inaugurated all-cargo three times a week direct Nanchang-Oslo. Read More » An Airbus twin aisle, converted to a freighter for the route, will be able transport 60 tonnes of cargo per flight. The new route will support Jiangxi's “go global and sell globally” policy. The rotation will mainly carry e-commerce goods to Norway and return loaded with Norwegian salmon, Yicai Global reports. Last year, China overtook Japan and South Korea as Norway’s biggest Asian market for fresh salmon. Exports have soared 65% year-on-year, the Norwegian Seafood Council reports.