 In 1996, Lufttransport and Kings Bay made an agreement that the airline would fly once per week during the winter and up to five times per week during the summer.The airline would use a Dornier Do 228, which was also used for flights from Longyearbyen to Svea Airport for Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani.Ny-Ålesund Airport, Hamnerabben, is located at Hamnerabben, west of the main settlement of Ny-Ålesund.