Finnair sees freight potential, appoints Globe Air Cargo in Singapore

FINNAIR has appointed Globe Air Cargo (GAG) as its general sales and service agent in Singapore, giving GAG responsibility for marketing of the airline's service to Helsinki.

Freight forwarders in Singapore can also achieve connections via Helsinki to Finnair's worldwide network of over 70 destinations.

Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, expects shipments on the route to include industrial products and equipment and oil and gas components, as well as live tropical fish.

Said GAG country manager Sanjay Kumar: "We look forward to forging a close and long-term strategic cooperation with Finnair."

Finnair Cargo is the largest air freight carrier in the Nordic and Baltic region, having generated annual revenues of EUR253 million (US$342 million) in 2012. Finnair Cargo specialises in air cargo traffic between Europe and Asia, carrying 145 million kilos a year and connecting 14 cities in Asia with more than 50 destinations in Europe and North America.