As a result of korona-crisis, have airlines around the world seen itself compelled to put the aircraft on the ground. The reason is the lack of passengers.
But some planes go there anyway.
According to the european organization for security, Eurocontrol, Aircraft most commercial flights in the whole of Europe.
2. april this year, Widerøe 192 daily departures, and with it the most in Europe. At the same time last year was Ryanair on the top, with 2431 departures, according to Eurocontrol.
the Difference is quite huge.
the Schedule has Eurocontrol-the director shared on Twitter. Only the carrier DHL has more flights than Aircraft under korona-the pandemic.
You can refer to the table below:
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the Table shows the daily departures of the companies that fly the most. The figures are compared with the same period of last year.
Communications director at Widerøe, Silje Brandvoll can confirm that this is true.
the Reason is, according to the Brandvoll that people in Norway are dependent on the aircraft, and that the current special situation also makes it more important that you come to the hospital, and that the contingency plans are in place.
– We maintain the essential infrastructure in Rural Norway, especially on the tendered routes. In cooperation with the ministry of transport and communications, we have agreed that we will continue to fly even if there is a lack of passengers, ” says Brandvoll.
Below you can see Eurocontrols overview of the air traffic now, compared with the same period of last year:
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the Figures show that Widerøe has cut 52 per cent of its flights. For comparison, SAS has cut 88 percent of their flights.
– These figures show the crisis it is in the industry. Our colleagues in the european airlines have more or less been put on the ground, ” says Brandvoll.
But although Widerøe has the highest number of departures in the day, this is still a crisis in which the company brands well, ” she says.
– There is no doubt that we bleed. The money runs out. A cut in taxes will only help the day of the passengers coming back.
Director of communications at Widerøe, Silje Brandvoll says that the company is bleeding as a result of korona-crisis.
Photo: Ola Helness / NRK
to ease the situation the government has adopted a policy to give airlines in Norway the warranties if they need to take up more loans.
the Government has also signed an agreement with SAS, Norwegian and Widerøe.
– the Agreement says that we will continue to fly, and make sure that there is a minimum offer on the flysiden in the whole of Norway, ” says Brandvoll.
– A horrible situation to be in
In the time ahead will Aircraft continue to cut in service on the route as a result lower demand.
All pilots in the company, is laid off in 40 per cent.
– We adjust something down on the squares in maiprogrammet, and on the tendered routes. There is no intent to fly without passengers. We will not fly with zero passengers just to fly, we must take into account the climate, ” says Brandvoll.
But she adds that the company is going to fly when there are passengers.
– We will continue to carry the passengers safely where they should. But we hope that this situation will not last too long.
We have control, but it is clear that this cost, end Brandvoll.
Flying a lot of domestic
Transportforsker Gisle Solvoll think the explanation of why the Aircraft is on top is twofold.
Aircraft have largely innenlandsflyvning and the type of traffic is less affected than utenlandstrafikken. Many countries in Europe have more utenlandsflyvninger, says Solvoll.
Compared with SAS and Norwegian, the company is in green in a slightly better situation, he believes.
Transportforsker Gisle Solvoll think tendered routes and innenlandstrafikk do that the Aircraft can sustain multiple flights.
Photo: Vilde Bratland Erikstad / NRK
That Widerøe has a lot innenlandstrafikk and tendered routes makes enough that they are in a slightly better situation than what SAS and Norwegian are today, says Solvoll.
Sverre Quale is a former ceo of Avinor. Before christmas, he headed the committee that has looked at how one can make the Norwegian aviation even more efficient. He believes that the role of Widerøe has makes a difference.
It is critical that you have an offer that makes that you can get from many of the smaller places we have in Norway. Also the weather we have in Norway often leads to closed mountain passes, and then is often Widerøe way you come out at, ” says Quale.
