 The company stated that this was because they had declined Widerøe to do this because of higher costs.The Civil Aviation Authority of Norway withdrew Kato Air's concession in 2008 due to lack on maintenance.On an interim basis, the helicopter airline Lufttransport, that operated the route to the nearby island of Værøy, took over the route from 5 September to 29 October, when Widerøe started flying again.