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Det Norske Luftfartselskap, or DNL, The Norwegian Airline Company, was Norway's flag carrier between 1933 and 1948. DNL has since 1946 been a part of the SAS Group.
DNL was established in 1933. In 1935, the airline bought their first aircraft, a Junkers W 34 (LN-DAB). This aircraft served the mail route between Oslo - Gothenburg - Copenhagen. They also bought a Junkers Ju 52. In 1936, the airline bought another Junkers Ju 52.
DNLs first passenger route was between Bergen - Ålesund - Molde - Kristiansund - Trondheim - Brønnøysund - Sandnessjøen - Bodø - Narvik and Harstad. This route was a summer route and opened in June, 1936 and ceased in 1939 when the Germans took the aircraft. During 1940 - 1941 the route was operated together with German pilots. In 1936 DNL had a summer route between Oslo and Stockholm.
In 1946, the airline started routes to North Norway and Europe and the fleet consisted of seven JU 52s, two DC-3s and two DC-4s. At that same time, the airline started intercontinental traffic in cooperation with Det Danske Luftfartselskab and Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik in an SAS Agreement. In 1948 the company was merged into SAS Group.
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