Vildanden
| Vildanden | |
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| IATA code : | Code of the leasing partner |
| ICAO code : | Code of the leasing partner |
| Call sign : | Call sign of the leasing partner |
| Founding: | 2004 |
| Operation stopped: | 2011 |
| Seat: |
Skien , Norway
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| Home airport : | Skien Airport |
| Management: | Tore Sundvor |
| Fleet size: | 2 |
| Aims: | national |
| Vildanden ceased operations in 2011. The information in italics refer to the last status before the end of operation. | |
Vildanden was a Norwegian virtual regional airline based in Skien . It did not have its own Air Operator Certificate and hired other airlines to carry out its operations.
history
In January 2004, local authorities decided to invest in a local company that would offer several daily flights from Skien to Bergen . This resulted in the virtual airline Vildanden , which started operations in cooperation with Coast Air . Initially, an ATR 42 rented from the partner company was used. In 2007, Vildanden increased the number of its flight connections by leasing a Saab 340 from the Swedish Avitrans . In parallel, daily flights to Stavanger and Molde and three weekly connections to Stockholm were launched. Vildanden discontinued the connection to Mole in November 2007. The company recorded its first profit in the first quarter of 2009. At that time, it was using an ATR 42 from Danish Air Transport and a BAe Jetstream 31 from Norwegian Helitrans . In the following period, the company flew again losses.
In January 2011, Vildanden filed for bankruptcy and ended flight operations.
Destinations
Vildanden flew regularly from Skien to the three important Norwegian cities of Bergen , Trondheim and Stavanger .
See also
Web links
- Web presence of the Vildanden ( Memento from May 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b ch-aviation.ch - Vildanden (English) accessed on April 13, 2012
