Regional air services in Norway

The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites all EEA air carriers to tender on scheduled regional air services within Norway, for the period 1 April 2009 – 31 March 2012. The deadline for submitting tenders is 3 November 2008.

All tenders submitted must fulfil the requirements as set out by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. These include the public service obligations as to frequency, seating capacity, aircraft category and maximum fares.

The invitation to tender is subject to the provisions of Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2408/92 on access for Community air carriers to intra-Community air services and has been designed to promote competition.

The following route areas ate put out to tender:

Route area   1      Lakselv–Tromsø
Route area   2      Andenes–Bodø, Andenes–Tromsø
Route area   3      Svolvær–Bodø
Route area   4      Leknes–Bodø
Route area   5      Røst–Bodø
Route area   6      Narvik (Framnes)–Bodø
Route area   7      Brønnøysund–Bodø, Brønnøysund–Trondheim v.v.
Route area   8      Sandnessjøen–Bodø, Sandnessjøen–Trondheim
Route area   9      Mo i Rana–Bodø, Mo i Rana–Trondheim
Route area 10      Mosjøen–Bodø, Mosjøen–Trondheim
Route area 11      Namsos–Trondheim, Rørvik–Trondheim
Route area 12      Florø–Oslo, Florø–Bergen
Route area 13      Førde–Oslo, Førde–Bergen
Route area 14      Sogndal–Oslo, Sogndal–Bergen
Route area 15      Sandane–Oslo, Sandane–Bergen
Route area 16      Ørsta-Volda–Oslo, Ørsta-Volda–Bergen
Route area 17      Fagernes–Oslo
Route area 18      Røros–Oslo

The deadline for submitting tenders is 3 November 2008. The awards will be made on 5 January 2009 at the earliest.

All EEA carriers holding a valid operating licence pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2407/92 of 23 July 1992 on licensing of air carriers are eligible to tender.

Tender on scheduled air services in Norway (pdf)

Official Journal of the European Union (Link)

For more information – please contact

Edvard Andersen
Advisor, Department of Information
Ministry of Transport and Communication
E-mail: edvard.andersen@sd.dep.no
Telephone: (+47) 22 24 83 79
Mobile: (+47) 905 11 667