 The routes were operated two to three times per week as a charter service, with subsidies from the municipalities of Værøy and Røst.Helikopter Service flew between Bodø Airport to Røst and Værøy—an island community further inland from Røst—with three weekly services from 1973.The helicopters doubled as serving for search and rescue duty; in case they were needed for the latter flights to Værøy and Røst were cancelled.