SAS and Norwegian cannot promise they will use new multibillion airport
Neither of Norway’s two main airlines have committed to basing themselves at a new airport for which the govt announced major financial backing last week. The govt last week secured a parliamentary majority for the allocation of NOK1.5b (US$175m) for the construction of a new airport in Rana. Along with NOK600m from Rana Municipality and local businesses, developer Polarsirklen lufthavnutvikling (Polar Circle Airport Development, PLU) hopes to have the airport operational by 2024. But Scandinavian Airlines said that as things stand, the new airport would be “of no benefit to us”. An SAS spokesman said that “with such a thin volume of traffic, we feel that this development is not right to prioritise.” <br/>
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SAS and Norwegian cannot promise they will use new multibillion airport
Neither of Norway’s two main airlines have committed to basing themselves at a new airport for which the govt announced major financial backing last week. The govt last week secured a parliamentary majority for the allocation of NOK1.5b (US$175m) for the construction of a new airport in Rana. Along with NOK600m from Rana Municipality and local businesses, developer Polarsirklen lufthavnutvikling (Polar Circle Airport Development, PLU) hopes to have the airport operational by 2024. But Scandinavian Airlines said that as things stand, the new airport would be “of no benefit to us”. An SAS spokesman said that “with such a thin volume of traffic, we feel that this development is not right to prioritise.” <br/>
