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Stockholm Bromma operator Swedavia has told Sweden’s Ministry of Enterprise and Innovation that continuing operations at the secondary airport “are no longer justified on commercial grounds” and that capacity could be absorbed by the capital’s main gateway, Stockholm Arlanda.

The impact assessment, whose conclusions the state-owned operator dispatched to the ministry, was based on the commercial considerations of a possible political decision to close Bromma ahead of time. The assessment was carried out “at the owner’s request,” Swedavia said in a statement on September 14.

Swedavia, which operates ten airports across the country, said that both the COVID-19 pandemic and the suspension of services and ongoing restructuring at BRA - Braathens Regional Airways (BRX, Trollhättan) had hastened a closure otherwise expected in 2038 when Bromma's lease with the City of Stockholm expires.

“The aviation market is facing an unprecedented crisis. Bromma will most likely have excess capacity due to low traffic volume for a long time going forward. In the long term, the cost of this will be borne by passengers and already-wounded...

Editorial Comment: The list of operators flying from Bromma was corrected. - 28.10.2020 - 22:32 UTC