 In fear that the airline would move to Skien, the municipalities of Sandefjord and Stokke, who owned the majority of the airport, agreed to purchase the hangar, which had been built for NOK 20 million in 1987, for NOK 11.5 million.Half the hangar would be rented to Widerøe for NOK 500,000 per year.This was insufficient to cover the NOK 1.2 million in annual interest costs.