How will he oust Wideroe – NRK

It was in February this year that the former pilot and businessman Ola O.K. Giæver jr. from Lyngen announced that he had founded a new north Norwegian airline FlyViking AS. When it became known that the company had leased its first flight. The plan has since been putting the aircraft, a Dash 8-103 onto flights in northern Norway.

In early June, the tender documents sent out by the Ministry of Transport, and today it is clear he which routes he will run.

– We have delivered tenders for STOL routes in Finnmark and Lofoten. Routes in Tromsø will be based in Tromso and Lofoten will be operated from Bodo, says Ola Giæver NRK.

At the opening of today Ministry has received offers from three airlines for operating regional scheduled air services in northern Norway from April 1 next year. In addition to FlyViking AS, has Danish Air Transport and Widerøe submitted tenders.

– We think it is positive that more airlines showing interest. Decision on allocation will happen in the autumn, said Mr Tom Cato Karlsen in a press release

Will give Widerøe competition

freshly painted but still have a plane to FlyViking Canadian registration. Now Ole Giæver bidding for STOL network in Northern Norway.

Photo: Private photo

the routes with long runways that Tromso Lakselv, Tromsø Evenes and Tromsø Andenes-Bodø keeps FlyViking aS away.

– Widerøe received these because they have priced themselves quite low. Prices have been very pressure on these routes for many years. Here we will not compete, and it is a strategic choice. It could be that Danish Air has delivered tenders here, says Giæver.

He says he has been in Denmark and had many meetings with Jesper Rungholm, who owns the Danish Air. (DAT).

– We’ve talked about which routes are suitable for them and which suits us. Then we went our separate ways and did homework. If Danish Air and Fly Viking get a tender, we will cooperate on technical side, says fryselskapsgründeren.

It has not succeeded NRK having received a comment from Danish Air Transport about this.

Will procure more planes

– after 33 years as a pilot on the STOL network I observe that competition has been absent, and it should come. We live in a Western country and need competition

Photo: Trygve Hongset / NRK

Director communications and Public affairs Silje Brandvold in Widerøe, said that they expect competition from other companies.

Photo: Widerøe

should Giæver and his company win the tender for Finnmark and Bodo-Lofoten, he must have 12 to 15 new aircraft by April next year. He believes there will be no problem.

– We have the world’s largest flyeier ​​in the back, so we will do. Besides, we have the knowledge and expertise at all levels of world-class operations STOL network, he said.

Director of Corporate Communications Silje Brandvold in Widerøe, said that they expect competition from other companies.

– we have had two or three competitors in previous tenders, but we won. Widerøe is headquartered in Northern Norway, and the region is an important market area for us. It constitutes 40 percent of our business.

She will not comment on the reports that Flight Viking and DAT will collaborate to outperform Widerøe.

– We concentrate on the tender we have posted . It was added a few new terms for the tender which means we have had to work in a different way. We are confident that our offer is competitive.