Swedish regional airline Nextjet files for bankruptcy, cancels all flights
Sweden’s largest regional airline Nextjet filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and cancelled all of its flights scheduled from 1 pm and onward.
Company CEO Magnus Ivarsson said in a statement that the decision was “deeply regrettable” but added that Nextjet’s board was forced to take the decision.
“We have done everything in our power to find a solution,” Ivarsson said, “but have unfortunately not succeeded.”
The company is based at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport and services 17 different destinations though most of those are in northern Sweden or neighboring Finland.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Nunavut gears up for increase in Arctic tourism, Radio Canada International
Finland: Major expansion planned for Northern Finland’s airports, YLE News
Iceland: Arctic tourism in the age of Instagram , Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Taking the Murmansk-Oslo flight link? Get ready for night travel, The Independent Barents Observer
Russia: Arctic flights save time, but fuel climate change, Cryopolitics Blog
Sweden: Millions more flights from Swedish airports despite environmental toll, YLE News
United States: Alaska Airlines adds restrictions on emotional support animals, Alaska Public Media
