Esbjerg Airport has ensured the continued operation of the offshore route to Stavanger when DAT stops at the weekend. From the end of May, the route will be taken over by Dutch AIS Airlines.
Esbjerg Airport has been looking for a new operator on the route, and it will be the Dutch company AIS Airlines, based in Lelystad, The Netherlands, that will take over from 22 May.
Before the corona pandemic, there were slightly more than 10,000 annual passengers on the route, but last year only some 5,600 passengers were registered, according to the Swedish Transport Agency.
While DAT used an ATR 42-300 type aircraft with room for 46 passengers, the Dutch airline deploys a British Aerospace Jetstream 32, which is equipped with 19 seats. This aircraft, based at Esbjerg Airport, will fly a round trip six times a week, i.e. daily except on Saturdays.
