Scandinavian Airlines System plans to expand its cargo service between Osaka and Goteborg, Sweden, this fall due to growing cargo demand between Japan and Europe, executives of the carrier said Monday.

SAS currently operates three all-cargo flights a week between Kansai International Airport and Goteborg, one of SAS's cargo hubs, via Frankfurt under a joint operation by SAS, Japan Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo AG.

SAS plans to increase the frequency to five flights a week under the same tripartite framework if current demand continues, said Sveneric Persson, SAS general manager for Japan and Korea.

SAS currently operates daily flights between Copenhagen and Tokyo's Narita airport.