Reactions to Sweden’s crisis message about Bromma airport – mitti.se

NEWS

Photo: Mostphotos

Published September 15, 2020, kl. 08:35Updated September 15, 2020, kl. 09:21

Swedavia sees no commercial reasons for operating the Bromma airport. This was stated by the company on Monday.
Now the debate about the closure of Bromma is revived.

Here we have compiled the reactions to Swedavia’s message. This is what politicians, companies and interest groups have said about the news.

Anna König Jerlmyr (M), Mayor of Stockholm

The City of Stockholm Finance Council writes in a comment on the Swedavia report that the government must now be clear about Arlanda’s future.

– Swedavia’s announcement that it no longer has commercial motivations to continue operating Bromma Airport requires the government clear guarantees on the development of Arlanda, writes Anna König Jerlmyr (M) in a press release.

She continues:

– Both citizens and businesses depend on clear information about the development of the region, and now the government has a great responsibility to ensure the international competitiveness of Stockholm and Sweden.

Daniel Helldén (MP), Stockholm City Councilor for Traffic

Anna König Jerlmyr’s colleague in the joint green-blue government in the city, Daniel Helldén, is more positive about a shutdown.

– Then we have reached a situation where Stockholm can start seriously planning housing at Bromma airport, writes Daniel Helldén (MP) on Twitter.

In a party press release, Helldén develops his reasoning, where he says, among other things:

– The only correct thing is to close the Bromma airport. We have a severe housing shortage in Stockholm at the same time that the weather calls for a continuous reduction in flights.

Karin Wanngård (S), mayor of the opposition in the city of Stockholm

The former council of financial citizens, now in opposition, has long been a clear advocate for the closure of Bromma airport and does not intend to miss this opportunity to continue that policy.

– I’m going propose that the municipal board appoint a new working group at the next meeting to immediately start the program’s work with housing in the area where Bromma airport is located, writes Karina Wanngård (S) on Faceboook.

Ibrahim Baylan (S), Minister of Commerce and Industry

The head of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and the person who received the report from Swedavia on Monday. Unlike his local colleague Wanngård, Minister Baylan is much more cautious.

– I think it is good that Swedavia, in the situation in which we find ourselves, moves every stone. I myself have received a presentation and I think so. there are many thoughts that evokessays Ibrahim Baylan (S) to TT.

Ulrika Matsgård, Commercial Director of BRA Airline

The airline BRA has operated the Swedish domestic flight with Bromma as its main hub since 2016. The corona pandemic has hit its operations hard.

The message from Sweden is another cloud of concern for the airline.

– A closure would affect both our clients and us in a negative way. We now intend to participate in the analysis that has been carried out and what would be the conditions to transfer our business to Arlandawrites Ulrika Matsgård of the airline in a comment to Dagens Nyheter.

Matsgård is now waiting for quick political decisions so the airline can plan for its future.

“We are hopeful that the decision will be made on the basis of a picture of long-term goals and we need the decision to be made quickly so that we can plan our continuation,” Matsgård writes to DN.

Carl Bergkvist, Business Policy Expert at the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce

The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, of which 2,000 companies are members, calls for greater control of all flight capacity in Stockholm and calls for calm.

– We think it would be prudent has more ice in the stomach because there is significant uncertainty about the total flight capacity that will be needed in two, five or ten years, says Carl Bergkvist, an expert on trade policy, in a press release.

The Chamber of Commerce is scheduled to present a “collective approach” to aviation in Stockholm on October 19.

Johan Paccamonti (M), District President of the Bromma District

– Stockholm and Sweden are completely dependent on good connections with the rest of Sweden and the outside world and Bromma Airport has been a central part on this, Johan Paccamonti writes in an email to Mitt i.

He continues:

– If the government proceeded on the basis of Sweden’s decision without expanding Arlanda, it would be a severe blow to the competitiveness of the Stockholm and Bromma entrepreneurs. However, I believe that one must be careful in making powerful decisions in the here and now during the current pandemic without having ice in the stomach.