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Flight route from Kramfors to Arlanda may be cut

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Key Points
  • Trafikverket proposes cutting the Kramfors-Arlanda flight route from 2027.
  • The route costs the state 64.2 million kronor annually, with high per-passenger costs.
  • In 2024, 45,671 passengers used the route, with fewer expected in 2025.

The flight route between Kramfors and Arlanda may disappear from 2027. In a new proposal, Trafikverket suggests removing the route from state-procured air traffic, known as the public service obligation. The route is currently part of a procured flight connection between Gällivare, Kramfors, and Arlanda, operated with a Fokker 50 aircraft with 50 seats.

2 million kronor per year. In 2024, 45,671 passengers traveled on the route, resulting in a cost of about 1,406 kronor per passenger. For 2025, travel is estimated to reach about 40,197 passengers, meaning a cost of about 1,597 kronor per passenger.

the proposal is not only devastating for those affected but completely contradictory, given that the government has simultaneously taken important steps to secure Swedish aviation

Peter Larsson, CEO of Svenska regionala flygplatser

Peter Larsson, CEO of Svenska regionala flygplatser, said in a press release that the proposal is not only devastating for those affected but completely contradictory, given that the government has simultaneously taken important steps to secure Swedish aviation.

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