 Tickets were sold only via the Internet, by telephone or in supermarkets; when bought from travel agents, there was a surcharge.The airline was established in response to the opening of Gardermoen, which would allow any airline sufficient landing slots to compete with the incumbents Braathens and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).Color Air commenced operations on 1 August 1998, with the two other airlines moving from Oslo Airport, Fornebu on 8 October.