Widerøe
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| Founded | 19 February 1934 | ||||||
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| Frequent-flyer program | Norwegian Reward | ||||||
| Fleet size | 50 | ||||||
| Destinations | 56 | ||||||
| Parent company | Norwegian Air Shuttle | ||||||
| Headquarters | Bodø, Norway | ||||||
| Key people | Tore Jenssen (CEO) | ||||||
| Founder | Viggo Widerøe | ||||||
| Employees | 3500 | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
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Widerøes Flyveselskap AS, trading as Widerøe, is a Norwegian airline, and the largest regional airline operating in the Nordic countries. The airline's fleet of 48 aircraft includes 45 De Havilland Dash 8 turboprops as well as 3 Embraer 190-E2 aircraft, serving 49 domestic and international destinations. Widerøe has a turnover of 3.5 billion kr; carries 2.8 million annual passengers; has 3,500 employees and performs 450 take-offs and landings each day.
The company's head offices are in Bodø, although it retains a large administrative center in Oslo and a smaller office in Mosjøen. The main bases are Sandefjord, Bodø, Tromsø, Bergen, and Oslo. Widerøe also has a technical base in Florø.