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Bergen makes bonds with Russia
Avinor’s Bergen Airport welcomes another new airline and adds another new country to its route network, announcing the arrival of RusLine.
Securing its second new carrier in three months, Bergen Airport has confirmed the addition of RusLine’s twice-weekly seasonal service to St. Petersburg from 15 June 2017. Flown by the carrier’s CRJ 200 fleet, the 1,389-kilometre sector Rusline will be the only carrier flying this route direct and joins RusLine’s existing connection from St. Petersburg to Avinor’s Oslo Airport.
“Following the success of RusLine’s Oslo-St. Petersburg route last year, we’ve worked on securing a direct connection from Bergen, so we’re proud to announce we have been chosen as the carrier’s next international link,” comments Jasper Spruit, Senior Vice President Traffic Development, Avinor Airports. “We promised 2017 would be a year of exciting new service developments, and welcoming another new airline partner so early on is starting to drive home the message that Bergen is in demand.”
To ensure Bergen meets the requirements of its route network expansion and future growth, the airport’s new terminal is on course to open this August, meaning the airport will be able to handle up
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Avinor is responsible for the 45 state-owned airports and air navigation services for civilian and military aviation in Norway. This network links Norway together - and links Norway to the world.
Avinor is a driving force in environmental work in aviation and a driving force to reduce the combined greenhouse gas emissions from Norwegian aviation. The company has a leading role in the work on developing and delivering biofuel for aircraft. Every year Avinor contributes to safe and efficient travel for around 50 million airline passengers. Around half travel to and from Oslo airport.
More than 3,000 employees are responsible for planning, developing and operating airports and air navigation services. Avinor is funded by aviation fees and commercial sales at the airports.
