Originally Posted by
ara01jbb
Ryanair are abandoning all domestic routes within Sweden, blaming taxes, fees blah blah blah. Affects ARN - LLA/SKF/GOT/MMX/VBY; all trunk routes for SK, TF and DY.
(Meanwhile, for context, Norwegian reported 2023 results this week: EBIT 2.23 billion NOK (212 million USD) margin of 9%; about to pay out dividend of 50 million USD its shareholders. I don’t believe FR moaning about taxes and fees when other airlines are doing just fine.)
FR were welcomed in Sweden, but without guaranteed connections in ARN they would have struggled to survive on just P2P.
Report (in Swedish) about the cancellations:
https://www.tn.se/naringsliv/35560/s...sta-flygbolag/
Norwegian’s results:
https://newsweb.oslobors.no/message/611110
Going up against SAS with its multi frequencies was always going to be a challenge. Take Skelleftea as an example. Nearly 5 flights a day to Arlanda so perfect for onward flights or work trips. Ryanair was 3 times a week, at odd times as well so only really benefitted the few. Of course they'll blame taxes, airport operators etc