Skyways, a Swedish budget airline operating out of Arlanda airport in Stockholm, is rumoured to be shutting down its Arlanda-based operations and cutting down routes. It’s believed that the airline will still fly out of Stockholm-Arlanda to Karlstad, Visby, Halmstad, Jönköping, Växjö and Kristianstad (domestic routes), as well as continue the connection between Karlstad and Copenhagen (Denmark).

photo: Skyways.se

According to the info from Arlanda (from the horse’s mouth so to speak, someone just texted it to me after talking to a Skyways employee) 70 pilots and about 30 cabin staff are expected to lose their jobs.

The future of Skyways routes to northern Sweden is uncertain, which is a pity as the airline serves some truly unique and hard to reach destinations, including several ski resorts. So if you plan to go skiing in Sweden this season, you should perhaps be cautious and book your flight on a different carrier. Better to be safe and pay more than be stuck at the airport later on.

Bizarrely, I can’t find any new press releases on the airline’s website regarding this new development. The information I have comes from a Skyways pilot at Arlanda airport in Stockholm and a local Swedish newspaper. Are things over at Skyways really THAT bad they don’t have anyone left on staff to update their website?

So it looks like Skyways has become yet another casualty of high fuel prices.

Who’s next?