 Following the announcement from Vildanden and Coast Air, the municipality decided to not close the airport, and cover the estimated NOK 300,000 annual deficit, as well as upgrade the control tower for NOK 700,000.The airport had been closed since 2002, following the increased domestic and international traffic from near-by Sandefjord Airport, Torp.Initial service would have 16 weekly departures to Bergen Airport, Flesland.