According to wiki，the signatories of Svalbard treaty were given equal rights to engage in commercial activities. This should enable countries other than Norway to operate flights in and out of Longyearbean without limitation. In another word，a Japan airlines is enable to operate Longyearbean to LHR route.
My suggestion is cancel the traffic rights limitation in Svalbard and change Longyearbyen into a transferable airport. This airport is a good transfer point for intercontinent flights near the North Pole.
I don't think it is possible to change traffic rights to "unrestricted" for just one airport within an otherwise restricted country.
According to the treaty, Norway doesn't have all soverienty in Svalbard. That is, this area is not the same as other part of Norway. All signatures have the rights to open business here.
From my view, this area should be listed on the nation list.
There is always a border between reality and the depth of a simulation/game. So if you send us the sources, we will check this. But I can't promise anything as this might getting to complex.
There is always a border between reality and the depth of a simulation/game. So if you send us the sources, we will check this. But I can't promise anything as this might getting to complex.
Sorry, I wrote a letter to support@airlinesim.aero but failed.
The Spitsbergen Treaty of February 9, 1920, recognises the full and absolute sovereignty of Norway over the arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen (now called Svalbard). The exercise of sovereignty is, however, subject to certain stipulations, and not all Norwegian law applies. The treaty only partly demilitarizes Svalbard. All signatories were given equal rights to engage in commercial activities (mainly coal mining) on the islands.
Anyhow - just have read the treaty. First issue - that one is an agreement between the sigining states. So it is not open to any country. Second issue - of course an airline based in one of the signing countries may invest into a Spitsbergen airline, but as it was written before, the other countries do also have to accept this - and this is very doubtful. So in this case we may speak of domestic traffic rights only. All together this is such a special case, that we won't be able to implement this in short- or mid-term.
Forgive me if I'm wrong, but this seems like a bit of a moot point. The Svalbard community won't have an enormous traffic draw. It's main appeal is as a fuelling station from more distant airports to the major European cities for smaller aircraft. Using the Japan example, regardless of whether the Svalbard Treaty is enforced, a Japanese airline can still carry passengers between Japan and a European city with a stop in Svalbard; they just can't let passengers on in Svalbard and let them travel to the other European city.
In another game world, I watched a Dutch airline flying small planes from Amsterdam to Churchill (a 2-demand-bar airport in Northern Canada), and then on to every major and minor Canadian city. There was little demand for traffic to Churchill itself, but the appeal was the small planes serving Canadian markets.
If you'd like to use Svalbard, I don't think Cabotage laws will stand in your way. You can always try it out. If you're breaking the laws, the rules of the game will prevent you from selling a single seat.
If I'm incorrect, I welcome correction from anyone.