 Braathens SAFE 's domestic market was deregulated on 1 April 1994 . Since then , any airline within the European Economic Area is free to operate any domestic or international route . Braathens rejected a proposal from the main competitor Scandinavian Airlines System ( SAS ) for a merger ; instead the helicopter division was sold and the company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange . New routes were opened from Oslo Airport , Fornebu to Bodø , Harstad / Narvik and Tromsø , but the routes from Bergen to these cities were terminated . International routes to Rome , Nice and Jersey were introduced . In 1996 , Braathens SAFE bought Sweden 's second @-@ largest airline , Transwede , and started flying on the Oslo – Stockholm route . The following year , Transwede , with its five domestic routes , was merged into Braathens SAFE . The same year , KLM bought 30 % of Braathens SAFE and the airlines started a partnership . 
