The current contracts for the operation of regional scheduled flights in North Norway and in South Norway expire on 31 march 2024, and the contract for the helicopter route Værøy-Bodø expires on 31 July 2024. The Ministry of Transport would therefore like to announce the intention to hold a future contest for the operation of regional scheduled flights in South Norway from 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2028, in North Norway from 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2029, and for the helicopter route Værøy-Bodø from 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2029. An ordinary hearing has already been held:
https://www.regjeringen.no/no/dokumenter/horing-ny-konkurranse-om-regionale-ruteflyginger-i-sor-norge-og-nord-norge-fra-1.-april-2024/id2904479/
All potential tenderers, Norwegian and foreign, are invited to a market dialogue.
The market dialogue will be in the form of one-to-one dialogues with each individual tenderer, which are scheduled to be held in November 2022.
Tenderers are invited to submit written requests to meet the ministry by 7 November 2022 to
jens.nesbo@sd.dep.no and
postmottak@sd.dep.no
Operation of regional scheduled flights in South Norway from 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2028, in North Norway from 1 April 2024 - 31 March 2029, and the helicopter route Værøy-Bodø from 1 August 2024 - 31 July 2029. The Ministry of Transport plans to announce the contest in spring 2023.
In addition an external transport review that is currently being worked on will be put out for a short hearing when it has been completed in November according to the schedule. The Ministry of Transport plans to announce the contest in spring 2023.