 On 27 September 1999 , Color Air terminated all flights and ceased operations . On the day of the termination , the stock price of Braathens increased by 16 % . Immediately following the bankruptcy , the two airlines increased their prices . Subsequently Braathens increased their ticket price by 15 % , but stated that this had nothing to do with the elimination of competition , since the price increase was not on any Oslo routes . In November , Braathens started to remove routes , and announced they would increase prices by 20 % . They also reintroduced the Flag of Norway on the tail , which since the rebranding had been replaced by a silver , abstract wing . Both Braathens and SAS lost more than NOK 1 billion in 1999 , totaling the cost of the price war between the three airlines to exceed NOK 3 billion . 
