 To begin with, Oslo received one of the two weekly services to Gander and New York, but all traffic from Norway had to transfer in Copenhagen for the service to South America.In 1946, Norwegian ship-owner Ludvig G. Braathen had establish Braathens SAFE, and started charter traffic, mainly to Asia.From 14 January 1949, Braathens SAFE received a five-year concession to operate a route from Oslo to various cities in Asia.