All Billund Airport articles

  • Photo FarCargo. Supplied via press release. 4/03/2024
    News

    FarCargo gets ready to launch first transatlantic air cargo route

    2024-03-04T14:59:33Z

    Faroe Islands-based carrier FarCargo will launch its first transatlantic air cargo route for salmon shipments on March 5.The planned outbound route will be Billund - Faroe Islands – Newark, with a fuel stop in Keflavik (BLL-FAE-KEF-EWR), and inbound Newark - Billund (EWR-BLL).A subsidiary of salmon farming business Bakkafrost, FarCargo will ...

  • Maersk freighter Photo Maersk
    News

    Maersk Air Cargo launches Europe-China airfreight service

    2023-03-20T16:04:35Z

    Photo: MaerskMaersk Air Cargo has begun scheduled flights to Hangzhou, China from its hub at Billund Airport in Denmark.The inaugural flight on March 20 marks the start of three weekly flights introducing the "first of three newly converted Boeing B767-300 freighters" that have recently been added to Maersk Air Cargo's ...

  • Narrowbody freighter operations at Billund Airport. Photo: Billund Airport
    Insights

    Billund realises big airfreight ambitions

    2022-10-05T05:00:03Z

    Billund Airport is harnessing growth from new air cargo operations as it works towards its plan to double airfreight by 2040.The newly launched Maersk Air Cargo will utilise the airport as its main hub later this year.Maersk Air Cargo’s decision to base itself at Billund is a game changer for ...

  • Ilustration of Airport City development at Billund Airport
    News

    Billund Airport seeks to double airfreight by 2040

    2022-04-11T15:58:45Z

    Red and blue buildings show possible developments. Photo: Billund AirportBillund Airport in Denmark and Danish pension company PensionDanmark are collaborating to more than double airfreight at the airport from 77,000 tonnes of goods per year to 160,000 tonnes per year in 2040.The long-term strategic collaboration to create “Airport City” aims ...