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Widerøe is the third-largest airline of Norway and the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries. They operate a fleet of 41 Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft to forty-three domestic and nine international destinations. Owned by the SAS Group, Widerøe generates 40 percent of their traffic from public service obligations (PSO) with the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The company had a revenue of 2,500 million Norwegian krone, flew 380 daily flights and served two million passengers in 2012. The Bodø-based company has 1,300 employees.[1]

Widerøe was founded in 1934. From the 1940s Widerøe started flying various seaplane routes for Norwegian Air Lines and later Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). These routes were commonly flown using Noorduyn Norseman and de Havilland Canada Otter aircraft.[2] From the mid-1960s a network of regional airports was built and Widerøe received the concession to operate the routes. The first four airports opened in Helgeland in 1968, followed by four in Sogn og Fjordane and Sunnmøre in 1971, three in Lofoten and Vesterålen in 1972, five in northern Troms and Finnmark in 1974 and another three by 1977. Originally these were served with the de Havilland Canada Twin Otter, supplemented with the de Havilland Canada Dash 7 from 1981.[3]

Four additional regional airport opened in 1986 and 1987.[3] The following three years Widerøe took over services at four airports from the failing Norving.[4] Norsk Air was bought in 1989, making Sandefjord Airport, Torp a major base.[5] The entire fleet was replaced with the de Havilland Canada Dash 8 between 1993 and 1995.[6] From 1997 all subsidized routes became subject to PSOs, although Widerøe has been able to win most tenders.[7] Except out of Torp, international scheduled flights commenced in 1994 and since Widerøe has provided a small range of international destinations as part of their network.[8] Widerøe took over SAS Commuter's operations in Northern Norway in 2002[9] and SAS' operations in Western Norway in 2010.[10]

Destinations

Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 at Bergen Airport, Flesland
Bodø Airport
Dash 7 at Hammerfest Airport in 1987
Ørsta–Volda Airport, Hovden
Sandefjord Airport, Torp
Honningsvåg Airport, Valan
Sørkjosen Airport seen from the cockpit of a Widerøe Dash 8-300
Svolvær Airport, Helle
* Non-continuous service
Terminated service
Future service
List of Widerøe destinations
City Country Airport Begin End Ref(s)
Aberdeen United KingdomAberdeen Airport1999—[11]
Ålesund NorwayÅlesund Airport, Vigra1971—[12][13][14]
Alta NorwayAlta Airport1974—[15]
Bergen NorwayBergen Airport, Flesland1971—[16]
Berlin GermanyBerlin Tempelhof Airport19972001[17][18]
Billund DenmarkBillund Airport2018—[19]
Båtsfjord NorwayBåtsfjord Airport1990[4][20]
Båtsfjord NorwayBåtsfjord Airport—[20]
Bodø NorwayBodø Airport1968—[12]
Brønnøysund NorwayBrønnøysund Airport, Brønnøy1968—[12]
Berlevåg NorwayBerlevåg Airport1974—[15]
Copenhagen DenmarkCopenhagen Airport1989—[21]
Edinburgh United KingdomEdinburgh Airport20062011[22][23]
Fagernes NorwayFagernes Airport, Leirin19992000[24][25]
Florø NorwayFlorø Airport1971*—[16][26]
Førde NorwayFørde Airport, Bringeland1986—[27]
Førde NorwayFørde Airport, Øyrane19711986[27]
Glasgow United KingdomGlasgow Airport19971999[28][29]
Gothenburg SwedenGöteborg Landvetter Airport1996—[30]
Hemavan SwedenHemavan Airport19951995[31][32]
Hamburg GermanyHamburg Airport2018—[33]
Hammerfest NorwayHammerfest Airport1974—[15]
Haugesund NorwayHaugesund Airport, Karmøy2010*—[10]
Honningsvåg NorwayHonningsvåg Airport, Valan1977—[15]
Harstad/Narvik NorwayHarstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes1975*—[9][34]
Hasvik NorwayHasvik Airport1990—[4]
Kirkenes NorwayKirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen1974—[15]
Kristiansand NorwayKristiansand Airport, Kjevik1991*—[5][10]
Kristiansund NorwayKristiansund Airport, Kvernberget1971*—[10][16]
Lakselv NorwayLakselv Airport, Banak1974—[15]
Leknes NorwayLeknes Airport1972—[16]
Lerwick United KingdomSumburgh Airport1995*2005[31][35][36]
Liverpool United KingdomLiverpool John Lennon Airport2018—[37]
London United KingdomHeathrow Airport2021—[38]
London United KingdomLondon Southend Airport20202021[39]
London United KingdomLondon Stansted Airport1989*—[5][40]
Mehamn NorwayMehamn Airport1974—[15]
Mo i Rana NorwayMo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll1968—[12]
Mosjøen NorwayMosjøen Airport, Kjærstad1987—[41]
Molde NorwayMolde Airport, Årø1972*—[10][16]
Munich GermanyMunich Airport2018—[33]
Murmansk RussiaMurmansk Airport19942000[8][42]
Namsos NorwayNamsos Airport1968—[12]
Newcastle upon Tyne United KingdomNewcastle International Airport2006—[22]
Ørland NorwayØrland Airport19711987[43]
Ørsta/Volda NorwayØrsta–Volda Airport, Hovden1971—[16]
Oslo NorwayOslo Airport, Fornebu19741998[15][44]
Oslo NorwayOslo Airport, Gardermoen1998—[44]
Rønne DenmarkBornholm Airport20072010[45]
Røros NorwayRøros Airport2001*2020[46][47][48]
Rørvik NorwayRørvik Airport, Ryum1988—[49]
Røst NorwayRøst Airport1986*—[50][51]
Sandane NorwaySandane Airport, Anda1975—[15]
Sandefjord NorwaySandefjord Airport, Torp1989—[5]
Sandnessjøen NorwaySandnessjøen Airport, Stokka1968—[12]
Skien NorwaySkien Airport, Geiteryggen1989*2015[52]
Sogndal NorwaySogndal Airport, Haukåsen1971—[16]
Sørkjosen NorwaySørkjosen Airport1974—[15]
Stavanger NorwayStavanger Airport, Sola1989—[53]
Stockholm SwedenStockholm-Arlanda Airport19992006[54][55]
Stockholm SwedenStockholm-Bromma Airport2020—[56]
Stokmarknes NorwayStokmarknes Airport, Skagen1972—[16]
Svolvær NorwaySvolvær Airport, Helle1972—[16]
Tromsø NorwayTromsø Airport, Langnes1974—[15]
Trondheim NorwayTrondheim Airport, Værnes1968—[12]
Umeå SwedenUmeå Airport19951995[31][32]
Værøy NorwayVærøy Airport19861990[50][57]
Vadsø NorwayVadsø Airport1974—[15]
Vagar Faroe Islands Vagar Airport 2021 — [58]
Vardø NorwayVardø Airport, Svartnes1990—[4]
Visby SwedenVisby Airport2004 ?[35]

References

  1. ↑ "Widerøe skylder SAS over 600 millioner" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Norwegian News Agency. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Arnesen: 48–59
  3. 1 2 Gynnild, Olav (2009). "Flyplassenes og flytrafikkens historie". Kulturminner på norske lufthavner – Landsverneplan for Avinor. Avinor. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Hay, Trine (3 February 1990). "Widerøe vant, får fly i nord". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 12.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Tjomsland: 128–130
  6. ↑ Evensen, Kjell (13 December 1995). "Widerøe vil nå videre ut". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  7. ↑ Tuv, Kirsten (2 November 1996). "Widerøe-monopol". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  8. 1 2 "Widerøe flyr til Murmansk" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 2 May 1994. p. 48.
  9. 1 2 Arnt, Folgerø (17 April 2002). "SAS skal spare penger på rutenedleggelser" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. p. 23.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Berg, Vidar (27 May 2010). "Widerøe åpner fire nye ruter". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  11. ↑ "Widerøe's med daglig Aberdeen-rute". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 13 October 1999. p. 34.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Arnesen: 99–109
  13. ↑ Sæthre, Lars N. (21 June 1996). "Staten legger Widerøes rutenett ut for salg i EU". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  14. ↑ "Kortbanenettet ut på anbud igjen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 26 March 1999. p. 8.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Arnesen: 124–130
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Arnesen: 117–124
  17. ↑ "Widerøe starter direkterute Oslo-Berlin" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 February 1997.
  18. ↑ "Widerøe vil bli ledende regional-selskap i Nord-Europa" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 28 June 2001.
  19. ↑ https://www.wideroe.no/billundbergen
  20. 1 2 Rapp, Magnus (8 September 1999). "Flertall på Stortinget Nei til småfly på kortbanene". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 48. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  21. ↑ Tjomsland: 102–103
  22. 1 2 Valderhaug, Rune (19 January 2006). "Starter flyruter over Nordsjøen". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 14.
  23. ↑ "Flere nye avganger". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 5 February 2011. p. 39.
  24. ↑ Stedje, Jan (1 August 1999). "Siste fly fra Fagernes til Flesland". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). p. 2.
  25. ↑ Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications (3 March 2000). "Drift av flyrutene Røst - Bodø og Fagernes - Oslo: Guard Air AS får enerett". Government.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2009.
  26. ↑ Grytås, Gunnar (21 September 1999). "Widerøes får selskap". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  27. 1 2 "Lufthavnens historie" (in Norwegian). Avinor. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  28. ↑ "Widerøe øker rutetilbude" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 September 1997.
  29. ↑ "Widerøe øker antall flygninger fra Torp" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 3 November 1999.
  30. ↑ "Sure SAS-piloter". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). 8 March 1996. p. 6.
  31. 1 2 3 "Fly til Shetland". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 21 January 1995. p. 9.
  32. 1 2 "Ny flyglinje i norr planeras". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 15 June 1999. p. 14.
  33. 1 2 "Storsatsing fra Widerøe: Fire nye direkteruter fra Bergen til Tyskland, Danmark og Sverige". www.mynewsdesk.com (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  34. ↑ Svendsen: 397
  35. 1 2 "Widerøe med turistruter til Gotland og Shetland" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 23 February 2004.
  36. ↑ "Ny Smyril-sjef vil samarbeide med Widerøe" (in Norwegian). 20 June 2005.
  37. ↑ "Widerøe | Fly fra din lokale flyplass". www.wideroe.no. Archived from the original on 2019-02-01.
  38. ↑ [Aiming Big: Norway's Widerøe Targets Heathrow With E190-E2s - Simple Flying "Wideroe targets London with E-190"]. Retrieved 17 November 2022. {{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  39. ↑ "Widerøe endrer lufthavn i London". www.wideroe.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  40. ↑ New direct services Widerøe (in English)
  41. ↑ Myhrvold, Brit (21 August 1987). "Ny flyplass i Mosjøen: Betyr ny giv for distriktet" (in Norwegian). p. 37.
  42. ↑ Gustad, Ragnhild (10 February 2001). "Arctic Air flyr til Murmansk". Nordlys (in Norwegian). p. 17.
  43. ↑ Hovd: 388–389
  44. 1 2 Bredal: 42
  45. ↑ "Widerøe med sommersatsning". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 14 October 2006. p. 12.
  46. ↑ "Overtar ruten Oslo-Røros". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 20 June 2001. p. 7.
  47. ↑ "Widerøe "vant" 11 av 16 ruter". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 3 November 2005. p. 2.
  48. ↑ "Widerøe fikk konsesjoner" (in Norwegian). 12 January 2009. p. 24.
  49. ↑ "Widerøes sommerruter godkjent" (in Norwegian). 16 March 1988.
  50. 1 2 Lillesund, Geir (1 November 1996). "Widerøes med enerett på kortbanenettet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency.
  51. ↑ Mikalsen, Kjell (10 June 2003). "Svikter Cato Air". Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
  52. ↑ Tjomsland: 150–159
  53. ↑ Tjomsland: 102–105
  54. ↑ "Ny Widerøe-rute til Stockholm" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 February 1999.
  55. ↑ Guhnfeldt, Cato (9 September 2006). "Widerøe kutter". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 10.
  56. ↑ "Braathens og Widerøe går sammen om å tilby raskeste reisevei til Stockholm". www.wideroe.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  57. ↑ Ingebrigtsen, Terje and Roger Mortensen (29 September 1997). "Værøy lufthavn stengt for fly". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian).
  58. ↑ "Widerøe Launches Direct Faroe Islands Flight From Bergen". 29 June 2021.
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