 In September 1999 , SAS announced that if Braathens took the first step to reduce capacity between Bergen and Oslo , they would follow immediately to reduce the overcapacity in the combined 37 daily departures . However , Braathens was not willing to reduce . On 15 September , Color Air announced that they would start flying five round trips from Oslo to Stavanger on 1 October , following the delivery of their fourth aircraft . At the same time , the airline would reduce the number of round trips to Ålesund from four to two . In January 1999 , Braathens applied to register twenty of its Norwegian aircraft in Sweden , following their discovery that foreign @-@ registered aircraft , such as Color Air 's and SAS ' , did not have to pay value added tax on good sold on board . This was rejected by the Norwegian Armed Forces , who based their need of transport of military personnel during war time on requisition of civilian , Norwegian @-@ registered aircraft . The same month , Geir Olsen , head of Braathens in Sweden , withdrew from his position , due to disagreements about the corporate strategy . 
