The new airport will improve the connectivity of the Helgeland region with the rest of Norway, and with the rest of the EEA area.
This is the first time ESA approves state aid for the construction of a new airport under the 2014 Aviation Guidelines.
Avinor was assisted by Hjort attorneys Heddy Ludvigsen and Dag Sørlie Lund.
Link to ESA’s press release:
https://www.eftasurv.int/newsroom/updates/esa-greenlights-norways-financing-new-airport-mo-i-rana