Extra air freight to Longyearbyen runs to end of year

NRK Troms og Finnmark reported on 15 October, citing the local council, that the extra freight to Longyearbyen will run to the end of the year. The council said the purpose is to improve freight capacity in the short term.

NRK said three flights are planned. The first is on 17 October. The other two are provisionally planned for 7 November and 30 December.

Air freight to Svalbard has had council support before. According to the council's own information page, the local council decided in February 2025 to create a temporary grant scheme for air freight, after the Storting (the Norwegian parliament) made an appropriation in December 2024.

Coverage: NRK