 From 1 April 2003 , the contract was taken over by Coast Air , who put Jetstream 31 aircraft into use . The same company won the contract again in 2006 . Following Coast Air 's bankruptcy on 23 January 2008 , the route was taken over by Air Norway on 4 February , after an extraordinary tender , using Fairchild Metroliner aircraft . From 1 April 2009 , the service wil be provided by DOT LT , who operate Saab 340 aircraft . The services are subsidized by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications , based on three @-@ year public service obligation tenders . 
