Dear SAS Cargo customer,
We are happy to announce that we have reached new collective bargaining agreements with the SAS Scandinavia pilots’ unions.
This is great news, because it means that the strike is over and that our traffic will normalize over the next few days. See the plan for the widebody operations to/from PVG and USA below (subject to change).
Our colleagues in Cargo Booking/Customer Support Center are on hand to help guide you on which solution is available for the coming week.
If you need additional information, please contact your local SAS Cargo Sales contact.
Thank you for your patience, we are looking forward to welcoming your freight onboard SAS.
SAS Widebody ramp-up plan (updated 19.July 2022/subject to change)
Dear Customer,
Some of you may have received a Registration reminder mail despite the fact that you are already registered on our booking portal. We apologize sincerely for the inconvenience this may have caused you.
Kind regards,
The SAS Cargo Team
SAS Cargo is the leading air cargo carrier to, from, via and within Scandinavia. With its head office placed right in the middle of one of Europe’s strongest life science cluster – Medicon Valley – the safe transportation of pharmaceutical products has always been a top priority for SAS Cargo. Already back in the 1960s, when air freight was still in its infancy, SAS Cargo provided air freight solutions to strong pharmaceutical brands with international reach.
SAS Cargo is currently undergoing the IATA CEIV validation process to offer robust solutions that ensure the quality and integrity of temperature-sensitive products across its entire transport chain. In all three major hubs in Scandinavia, SAS Cargo is investing in cooling and controlled room temperature facilities to meet the IATA standards for becoming fully CEIV certified and thereby meeting the highest standards demanded by the pharmaceutical industry.
SAS Cargo, including the first hub – Oslo – expects to be certified this summer and the other major hubs – Copenhagen and Stockholm - are to follow right after.
“The IATA CEIV certification includes procedure training of staff at all stations, an upgrade of all facilities as well as quality management. In addition to making sure our services meet global regulations, we are launching a new pharma product which is developed to offer our customers the ideal environment for handling temperature-sensitive cargo across the entire supply chain in a safe and secure manner”, says Erling Kirkeby, Head of Handling & Quality Management, SAS Cargo.
The new pharma product – SAS Pharma Cargo – offers an additional feature to the pharma shipment, allowing the customer full transparency through the SAS Cargo active GPS monitors. This active tracking device enables SAS Cargo to monitor the shipment; assuring accurate temperature is kept in order to safeguard correct handling. Alarms will be triggered in case of any temperature deviations.
“The Pharmaceutical industry rightly expects high standards and performance when transporting their temperature sensitive goods. We intend to add real value to the needs of the industry. The CEIV certification confirms SAS Cargo’s commitment to continue to develop and offer the highest possible standards to our customers”, says Leif Rasmussen, President & CEO, SAS Cargo.
Leif Rasmussen continues: “With up to 1,100 daily flights, of which 30 are intercontinental, fully CEIV certified hubs in Scandinavia, a dedicated pharma service and a 24/7 available advanced on-line booking system, SAS Cargo offers full transparency and handling excellence.”
For further information, please contact your local sales office.
Swedavia at ARN facilities for quarantine of animals is closed. The new facility is being built but will probably not be up and running until late July. This means that animals will not be quarantined in Sweden during this period, and will instead have to be sent back or possibly to a quarantine facility in Norway. If the documentation is found not to be in order you will be charged the cost for the handling and return of the animal to the original location (or alternatively a quarantine facility in Norway).
Cargo Operations
SAS Cargo
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SAS Cargo has appointed Airbridge International Agencies as the new GSA in UK and Ireland from 01. February 2017.
For any SAS Cargo inquiries:
Customer service for forwarders in UK and IE:
Tel. 0800 0260693 (Phone coverage 24/7)
Sales contacts:
UK
Nicola Goodwin SAS Cargo Key Account Manager Tel. + 44 203 432 7884 E-mail
Ireland
Eimear Mc Donald AIA Cargo Eire Country Manager Tel. + 353 1 5134031
E-mail
About SAS Cargo Group A/S SAS Cargo Group A/S was established in June 2001 as an independent subsidiary to Scandinavian Airlines System and is wholly owned by SAS Group. SAS Cargo Group A/S is the mother company of SAS Cargo Denmark A/S, SAS Cargo Norway AS and SAS Cargo Sweden AB, managing sales and operations worldwide. SAS Cargo is the leading air cargo carrier to, from, via and within Scandinavia, offering cargo capacity up to 1100 daily connections to 173 online and offline destinations in more than 30 countries, covering all of Scandinavia, SAS European and Intercontinental Gateways, using dedicated truck operations. In cooperation with other carriers, we offer air freight services to all continents.
SAS Cargo has offices in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, USA, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, UK and Poland. For more information, please visit our homepage: www.sascargo.com
IATA has added the special handling code ERT for the temperature range +2°C to +25°C. This code is now available for use in Sirius
Source: IATA
Michael Holde
Handling Manager
CPHFD Operations - Handling
