Flygplatsen västerås
The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Stockholm Västerås Airport:. The municipality approved multiple rescue packages for the airport, including one of 57 million kronor in In response to a proposed aviation tax , Ryanair announced an end to its operations at Västerås Airport on 11th July TNT operated freight flights between Liege and Västerås Airport between and , when the service was relocated back to Örebro.
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Stockholm-Västerås flygplats
In response to the crisis, airport operations were repurposed to manufacture protective equipment, the airport became a distribution centre for medical supplies. Download as PDF Printable version. However, the Gran Canaria route was prematurely terminated on January 9, The airport played an important role during the Västmanland wildfire , serving as a base for water bombers and rescue helicopters. There is also a local city bus to the Västerås Central Station , which has trains to Stockholm and more cities.
History [ edit ]. This includes hospital flights, flight training, private flights, corporate flights and air taxi. On May 13, , the Västerås Municipality announced their decision to close down the airport, citing recurring annual losses and the need for ongoing financial support from the city, which were worsened by the coronavirus outbreak. Read Edit View history. Wikimedia Commons Wikidata item.
In December the Swedish government announced that huvudstaden Västerås Airport would be designated as the official contingency airport Beredskapsflygplats for Västmanland County. Travel from the airport to Stockholm huvud Station may be done via Flygbussarna , private bus coach service, and takes approximately one and a half hours. By this point, the airport had cost taxpayers approximately SEK million in the previous 15 years.
That same year, low-cost airline Ryanair commenced operations at Västerås Airport, initially offering flights to London Stansted Airport.
In April , the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration Luftfartsverket expressed interest in acquiring a stake in the airport, due to increasing congestion at huvudstaden Arlanda Airport. Tools Tools. By , Västerås Airport was struggling financially, having reported a loss of 15 million kronor in , a drop in equity from 30 million to 14 million kronor, and total debts of million kronor. In the summer of , the airline Flyglinjen operated flights between Västerås and Visby.
The closure was not ultimately implemented, as a local referendum held on 21st March resulted in a vote to continue scheduled air traffic at the airport. Contents move to sidebar hide. Airport in Västerås. Other Operations [ edit ]. Stockholm Västerås flygplats. This shift in activity allowed airport staff to remain in employment. In other projects. In April , Ryanair started another route from the airport to Alicante. The airport has extensive general-aviation traffic.
Military operations continued until the base's closure in The airbase was then taken over in November by Västerås Municipality, whose intention was to develop it into an aviation training centre. Transition to Civil Aviation s - s [ edit ]. Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. Military Base ss [ edit ]. Airlines and destinations [ edit ]. Statistics [ edit ]. Article Talk.
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