Swedish state scrambles to fill void left by bankrupt regional airliner
After a regional airline went bust this week, the Swedish state is going to make sure there will be ways to travel between Stockholm and the small towns of the far north once serviced by Nextjet.
But only three of those cities will be seeing actual emergency replacement flights. Two other towns will have to make do with extra trains, busses and even taxis.
Regional airline Nextjet filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday and canceled all scheduled flights from May 16 onward. The company said customers who booked tickets should contact their travel agency who issued the tickets or bank.
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: Swedish regional airline Nextjet files for bankruptcy, cancels all flights
United States: Alaska Airlines adds restrictions on emotional support animals, Alaska Public Media
