Well, the "net loss" so far also includes the purchasing of new aircraft and establishing a new base at Rygge. This net loss was forcast by analysts, more or less on the mark. Itīs not exactly as if SAS have made any money either, and 350MNOK in the red (as Kingsnake claims) really isnīt all that much...
SAS have already decided to add a fuel surcharge, and DY is bound to follow. This will offset the increasing fuel costs. IF SAS decides to hire new pilots next year, they will have to take back the x-hundred they fired a while back - very few of which work for DY today. And why the hell would anyone want to leave DY to work for SAS, with the new crap pay scales and all? Also - look at the overhead costs for the two companies. Guess which one is the cheaper?
My guess (because thatīs all we can do) is that DY will continue to expand as planned, reach the peak with 40-something new 738s, then cut back some, and eventually stabilise somewhere between todayīs operation and planned "peak". There will always be room for the two companies in Norway. SAS will fire even more people now, and if they donīt get swallowed by LH or anither large carrier - theyīre also likely to vanish within a couple of years if they donīt start making money.
Bottom line; I agree with empati: A changed NAS, but alive.