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Airline service to Oslo will be launched
8:18am Saturday 10th January 2009
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A NEW airline service connecting the region with the Norwegian capital will start on Monday.
Eastern Airways is starting daily flights to Oslo from Durham Tees Valley Airport.
The independent airline hopes the flights will attract business travellers, tourists and winter sports enthusiasts.
They will operate on weekdays, leaving Durham Tees Valley at 6.40am, arriving in Oslo at 1.05pm local time.
They will leave Oslo at 1.45pm, arriving in Durham Tees Valley at 5.10pm British time.
Eastern Airways’ director Graeme Ross said: “Our first service to Norway’s capital will help to further strengthen business links between both regions.
“Our frequent service to Aberdeen from Durham Tees Valley has developed over the years, providing businesses, including the energy sector, with a vital transport link, which now connects to Norway’s largest city.”
Oslo is situated on the shore of Oslo fjord and has international cuisine, cosmopolitan shopping and a variety of art museums, and has a Viking heritage with a popular Viking ship museum.
In the winter, Oslo has hundreds of kilometres of crosscountry ski trails and eight ski centres.
Eastern Airways has been providing services from Durham Tees Valley to Aberdeen for nine years predominantly for business travel.
Airline service to Oslo will be launched (From The Northern Echo)
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