Coast Air
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| Coast Air | ||
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| IATA BX |
ICAO CST |
Callsign COAST CENTER |
| Founded | 1986 | |
| Hubs | Haugesund Airport, Karmøy | |
| Fleet size | 9 | |
| Destinations | 11 | |
| Parent company | TS Industri Invest | |
| Headquarters | Karmøy, Norway | |
| Key people | Trygve Seglem (owner) | |
| Website: http://www.coastair.no | ||
Coast Air was a regional airline based in Avaldsnes, near Haugesund, Norway. It was Norway's fourth largest airline and operated domestic services within Norway and flew charters to the rest of Europe. Its main base was Haugesund Airport, Karmøy[1]. On January 23, 2008 the company filed for bankruptcy.
In addition to operations on the west coast, the airline had a public service obligation contracts with the Norwegian government, flying Oslo-Røros, and Oslo-Fagernes.[citation needed]
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[edit] History
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The company started operations in 1986 as Coast Aero Center at Haugesund Airport. In the early years the airline operated Piper PA-31 Navajo and de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otters. In 1993 it received its first BAe Jetstream 31.
In 1999 the airline won a public service obligation contract with the Norwegian government on the route Oslo-Florø-Bergen, with operations starting April 1, 2000 with an ATR 42-300; for the first time another airline than Widerøe flew on the contracted regional network in Norway. But three years later the airline lost the contract to Danish Air Transport, but won the contract Oslo-Fagernes. It also started a route from Haugesund to Oslo in competition with SAS, another operation that gave losses. Coast air also has flown to Aberdeen from Bergen, but hasn't managed to make money on that route either, and closed it down. During most of 2005 the airline wetleased one of the Jetstream 31 aircraft to Vildanden on their route Skien-Bergen.
In 2001 the company lost 7,5 million NOK, and the owners had to put 12 million into the company. In August one of the three previous owners, Trygve Seglem, bought all the stocks in the holding company Kystfly AS through his investment company. The airline continued to operate at a loss, and filed for bankruptcy on January 23, 2008.[1]
[edit] Destinations
As of January 2008, Coast Air operated to the following destinations
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[edit] References
- ^ "Directory: World Airlines", Flight International, 2007-04-03, p. 67.
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