Originally Posted by
SKOJB
Is there a particular reason for Widerøe starting up to SEN ie large corporate clients with offices in both regions? Only asking as I cannot see these being financially viable as pure leisure routes, even if Bergen might be a hub for Scandinavia!
The original association comes from the Kristiansand route which shifted across from STN but for obvious reasons didn’t start on time and is still postponed. So you’d assume SEN is cheaper for them, the pax mix is likely to be almost 100% inbound.
From that they have added Bergen, likely to be aimed more for British leisure pax but will also work for inbound. They are also flying to Bergen from LGW and LCY, I assume to take advantage of Norwegian’s probable exit from the route.
Other than that Essex has long been the favoured entry point for Scandinavian routes and airlines, now SEN is grabbing some of the action although I believe Wideroe flew there way back when. They have also been in and out of STN.