Mixed results in Scandinavia?
Hello,
It's certainly true that not everything Ryanair have tried has worked in Scandinavia, but then route closures and base closures have also happened elsewhere in Europe. Overall, the growth still continues.
In 2012, Ryanair were forecasting 2.2 million passengers for Rygge for that year. The 2015 forecast is down to 1.35 million. Similarly Skavsta has a forecast of 1.1 million for next year, compared to over 2 million a few years ago, so those are pretty big cuts.
Services to the Swedish airports of Karlstad, Kalmar, Angelholm and Jonkoping have all been dropped.
Nevertheless, as EI-BUD points out, Ryanair's fortunes in Scandinavia are quite a contrast to those of Easyjet.