- Vildanden (airline)
Infobox_Airline
airline=Vildanden
logo=Vildanden_Logo.png
logo_size=250
IATA=2Q
ICAO=
callsign=
founded=November 23, 2004
headquarters=Skien ,Norway
key_people=Tore Sundvor (chairman)
hubs=Skien Airport, Geiteryggen
focus_cities=
frequent_flyer=
lounge=
alliance=
fleet_size=2
destinations=5
website= http://www.vildanden.noVildanden is a
regional airline flying fromSkien Airport, Geiteryggen . It started flying onJanuary 24 ,2005 , and now flies up to four times daily toBergen Airport, Flesland with a 33-seater Saab 340 B wetleased fromAvitrans . FromFebruary 26 ,2007 the airline has leased an additional plane from Avitrans and offers daily flights toStavanger . FromMarch 18 ,2007 the operations are expanded with 3 return flights a week toStockholm -Bromma.History
Vildanden was founded in 2004 by local investors with the purpose of running regular routes with
Skien Airport, Geiteryggen as hub. The company is still locally owned. As a virtual airline Vildanden sells the tickets and carries the full financialrisk while the aircraft is leased on an ACMI lease fromAvitrans . Routes are operated with Avitrans codes (2Q). The airline is considering further expanding of operations in 2007.The airline is named after the play "
The Wild Duck " ("Vildanden" in Norwegian) written byHenrik Ibsen , born inSkien . The airline's slogan is "The shortest path between Ibsen and Grieg", a wordplay on theBergen composerEdvard Grieg 's and Ibsen's names.Destinations
*
Norway
**Bergen (Bergen Airport, Flesland )
**Skien (Skien Airport, Geiteryggen )
**Stavanger (Stavanger Airport, Sola )
*Sweden
**Stockholm (Stockholm-Bromma Airport )Fleet
Vildanden started off with a
Jetstream 31 , seating 19, wetleased fromCoast Air . OnNovember 1 ,2005 the airline switched to a 48-seat ATR-42. In 2006 the company changed to Saab 340 B and in 2007 an additional Saab 340 B joined the fleet. The livery on the aircraft is the company's web address on the side, while the tail fin bears the company's duck logo, all in blue.External links
* [http://www.vildanden.no/ Vildanden]
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