Stockholm Bromma to close

The inner city Bromma Airport, Stockholm is likely to become the first airport casualty of Covid-19.  It is not much more than five miles from Stockholm City Centre and was once a London City Airport destination.

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.

Swedavia, which operates ten airports across the country, said that both the Covid-19 pandemic and the suspension of services and ongoing restructuring by Braathens Regional Airways 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 airlines, which we do not believe is possible,” said Jonas Abrahamsson, Swedavia’s President and Chief Executive.

www.swedavia.com/bromma

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