Moss Both sign Wednesday that Rygge Civilian Airport (RSL) has allocated more resources than before to get re-opened the airport.
According to Espen Ettre, director of the company, is now working two people to get on space agreements with the airlines.
– They are in continuous and regular contact with a two-digit number of airlines, ” says Ettre to Moss Both.
He says that it will be needed at least six or seven daily arrivals and departures (called “turnarounds”) to get it all to pay off.
Still optimists
the investment company Jotunfjell Partners came in 2017 surprising as the new owners in the RSL, after the previous owners Orkla and Olaf Thon had thrown the cards.
In contrast to the previous owners thought Jotunfjell Partners that it is possible to resume flyplassdrift on the Back.
HAD to POSTPONE PLANS: Espen Ettre in Rygge Civilian Airport has faith that it shall be possible to open the airport in Rygge by Moss in 2020. Photo: Bjørn Sigurdsøn/NTB Scanpix Show more
The faith they have new owners retained – even if the goal is to launch in 2019 in the year was postponed to 2020.
– It is a heavy job, but we are still optimistic, ” says Ettre to Moss Both.
– Struggling with a fee
While the River and the Olav Thon believed it would not be possible to operate the airport on the Back with flypassasjeravgiften, is Jotunfjell Partners less categorical.
The state budget is now up to the new rates for the fee from 1. april, with 75 million per passenger in Europe and 200 million for travel out of Europe – against a “flat” fee of 83 million today.
We are struggling with the fee. We have proposed to several politicians and the Ministry of finance to make a different twist. We have proposed that it be halved for the small airports, while only the four largest airports pay the full fee. We haven’t got the musical ear, says Espen Ettre to Moss Both.