The bus that transports Mjällby's Allsvenskan stars is owned by the company Sundspärlans buss in Helsingborg. According to the bus company, it uses the MAIF-branded bus for other assignments when it is not transporting the club's various teams. These assignments range from running replacement traffic during train disruptions to entertainment trips in Europe. Otto Svensson, co-owner of the bus company, states that their buses must be driven even outside the football season.
Otto Svensson confirms that the MAIF bus was used by a closed group over the weekend. One of the stops for the bus trip was Bordershop in Germany, which among other things sells alcohol. According to SVT Blekingenytt, Otto Svensson described the stop as part of the trip. It remains unclear who exactly was part of the closed group that used the bus.
It was part of the trip, they stopped there.
MAIF has reacted to the incident and initiated a dialogue with its partner about how the bus with the Mjällby logo can be used. Jacob Lennartsson, a MAIF representative, said, 'Even though the trip itself is completely in order, there is a symbolic value that we think is important, and so does the supplier who in the future will not use the bus in that type of context.' The specific concerns or symbolic issues MAIF has about the bus's use have not been detailed. According to the bus company, it is not yet specified which trips the bus may be used for in the future, leaving uncertainties about what specific trips or contexts will be allowed.
Even though the trip itself is completely in order, there is a symbolic value that we think is important, and so does the supplier who in the future will not use the bus in that type of context.