GuardAir
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Founded | 1992 | ||||||
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Ceased operations | 2 April 2001 | ||||||
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Fleet size | 4 (2001) | ||||||
Destinations | 8 (2001) | ||||||
Headquarters | Sandefjord |
GuardAir AS was a Norwegian airline which operated between 1992 and 2001. Based at Sandefjord Airport, Torp, it operated four Dornier 228s and served eight scheduled destinations in 2001.
The airline was established with a
History
The airline was founded in 1992 by Einar Rønnestad, initially operating out of Sandefjord Airport, Torp. GuardAir started with a Cessna 210 that it operated for the insurance company
By 1998 the
Starting in 1999 also introduced scheduled flights out of Sandefjord. This consisted of a triangular route to
By 2001 the airline was operating four Dornier 228s. The rapid expansion caused increasing financial problems for the airline. Few of the routes were profitable, and especially the Gothenburg route ran with a heavy loss. It was therefore terminated in early 2001. The new base at Bodø Airport and leasing of additional aircraft also added to the financial strain. By March the airline stated that it needed to refinance of 20 million kroner or carry out a merger.[7] The company filed for bankruptcy on 2 April 2001 after the company had lost 30 million kroner.[9]
Destinations
The following destinations were served by GuardAir as scheduled services.
Location | Airport | Start | End | Ref(s) |
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Ålesund | Ålesund Airport, Vigra | 1999 | 2001 | [5] |
Bodø | Bodø Airport | 2000 | 2001 | [6] |
Fagernes | Fagernes Airport, Leirin | 2000 | 2001 | [6] |
Gothenburg | Göteborg Landvetter Airport | 2000 | 2001 | [5] |
Kristiansund | Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget | 1999 | 2001 | [5] |
Oslo | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | 1998 | 1999 | [3] |
Røst | Røst Airport | 2000 | 2001 | [6] |
Sandefjord | Sandefjord Airport, Torp | 1999 | 2001 | [5] |
Skien | Skien Airport, Geiteryggen | 1998 | 1999 | [3] |
Trondheim | Trondheim Airport, Værnes |
2000 | 2001 | [8] |
References
- ^ a b Tjomsland: 216
- ^ Tinholt, Dag (4 May 1998). "Flyr høyt". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 8.
- ^ a b c Tinholt, Dag (21 October 1998). "Ving mot ving til Oslo". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 19.
- ^ Tinholt, Dag (25 May 1999). "Teddy Air ut i det blå". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 44.
- ^ a b c d e Tjomsland: 220
- ^ a b c d Tjomsland: 216–217
- ^ a b Tuv, Kristin (26 March 2001). "Tungt for Guardair". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). p. 9.
- ^ a b Hegerberg, Helge (22 November 2000). "Guard Air flyr til Kristiansund". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). p. 16.
- ^ Tjomsland: 217
Bibliography
- Hagby, Kay (1998). Fra Nielsen & Winther til Boeing 747 (in Norwegian). Drammen: Hagby. ISBN 8299475201.
- Tjomsland, Audun (2005). Høyt spill om Torp (in Norwegian). Sandefjord: Tjomsland Media. p. 216. ISBN 82-997212-0-2.