On Monday, the Swedish Armed Forces met the public in a consultation about extended flight times at Malmen. The proposal involves flights being able to occur more frequently and at more times of the day than today, including early mornings and late evenings and nights. Some residents express concern that noise will increase, while one resident says he does not mind if flights become more numerous.
According to SVT Östergötland, an unnamed man living near Malmen described his view as supportive of more flights given the global situation. Colonel Niklas Blomberg, head of the Helicopter Wing in Linköping, noted that the majority of flights would still occur during daytime hours, paraphrasing that most flights will continue during the day. The plans are part of the Swedish Armed Forces' work to obtain a new environmental permit for operations at Malmen.
I just think, fly more, considering the global situation.
The views from the consultation will now be compiled and included in the application. It remains unclear what specific new flight times or frequencies are proposed, or how many residents were consulted and what the overall public sentiment is. The timing for submitting the application and a decision on the permit has not been disclosed, nor have any measures to mitigate increased noise for residents been detailed.