This will hardly accelerate the merging of airports in Nordland, which in Lofoten. – Lofotposten

This will hardly accelerate the merging of airports in Nordland, which in Lofoten. – Lofotposten

The growth in air traffic has slowed, and therefore forced Avinor to carry the largest savings package group has ever been through, says CEO. Dag Falk-Petersen Avinor Lofotposten. This saving measure was approved at the board meeting Wednesday, and the staff were informed at an open meeting Friday.

Konsekvesen of savings plan you have worked with half a year’s time, is that the number of employees must be reduced, in addition to that Avinor will see on airport structures in the country, says Falk-Petersen Lofotposten.

– The airports in Narvik and Fagernes are already picked out for closure, and there will Avinors operations cease. We also see the airport density in Lofoten and Helgeland, but also elsewhere in the country, which in Finnmark, except I will comment further anything there yet.

– It can be naturally in some places in the country to merge some airports where road construction has made accessibility to airports better, says the CEO.

For the period 2015-2018 is the target of an overall cost reduction Avinor totaling 1.5 billion Compared to the current plans.

– The improvement work will strengthen Avinors competitiveness and benefit customers and society. Our competitors in neighboring countries reduces fees. At the same time the airlines through major structural changes. Avinor must take their share of responsibility for strengthening aviation competitiveness, says Falk-Petersen.

The CEO of Avinor points towards Lofotposten that there will be changes, but that most are known from before.

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– Closures of airports in Nordland we have been doing for a long time. This is nothing new and it is about reducing the number of airports in Helgeland, where we want to make airports in Mosjoen and Mo i Rana to one Airport. The same applies to the Lofoten Islands, where we want to embed Leknes and Svolvær Airport, and build a new airport in between, said Falk-Petersen.

– Will light aircraft seats remain until any new, larger airports are in place?

– What we want is to be able to provide a service which is similar to what we have today or better. This is an internal matter which will make us better and that we work smarter. For eksermpel bWhen using nmy technology to remotely increasingly more airports, and monitor fly further. There is no aim to make cuts that are perceived negatively for the travelers.

– And this plan cuts accelerate hardly worked with the ongoing work in Lofoten. Where we are awaiting the results of the measurements still, says CEO. Dag Falk-Petersen Lofotposten.

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