Re: 55 år siden første chartertur til Mallorca
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http://www.norronafly.com om selskapets historie:
Charter flying
At the start of the company the basis for all flying was charter or "for hire, anywhere, anytime." Flying hunting parties to the lakes in the mountains, businessmen, $ 5 rides and cargo. The Beech D18 flew fresh shrimps from Northern Norway to fancy restaurants in Stockholm, and the Norwegian built flying boat Finnmarken (only 2 were ever made) flew fresh crabs from western Norway to Sweden. The charter business culminated with the first tourist inclusive tour operation to Spain in 1960 with the Convair 240.
our history
This aircraft was the one used by Queen Elisabeth the II of England during her coronation tour oft the British Empire. The aircraft was subsequently owned by the Sheik of Kuwait, so the total time was low, and it was sitting in the desert, completely forgotten and "out of gas", when Norronafly discovered it.
In order to start the inclusive tours, Norrønafly teamed up with an investor and started Saga Tours, today Norway's largest inclusive tour specialist. However, the large Norwegian airlines such as Braathens, Fred Olsen and SAS soon cottoned on to the idea that this was a nice little market, and it would increase the utilization of their aircraft. Norronafly never had the capital to combat this, and Odvar Korsvold - always the realist - shut this part of the business down and turned his attention elsewhere.
