Norwegian (Oslo Gardermoen) has announced the reopening of its base at Stockholm Arlanda in early April 2022 as it gradually rebuilds its short-haul European network.
According to airport operator Swedavia, the new base will bring 270 new cabin crew jobs to the Swedish capital. Norwegian plans to operate 54 European routes out of Arlanda during the Summer 2022 season, up by nearly 40 compared to the airline's current network out of the city.
The ch-aviation capacities module shows that Norwegian is already the second-largest operator at Arlanda with an 11.8% market share by capacity, split between Norwegian and Norwegian Air Sweden AOC (D8, Stockholm Arlanda). The largest carrier at the Swedish gateway is SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) with a 37.5% market share by scheduled departure capacity.
The carrier closed most of its bases outside of Norway during 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic aggravated its pre-existing debt problems. It has also closed most of its Spanish bases and that at London Gatwick. But, over the last months, the resurgent LCC has been gradually reopening bases in Denmark, Norway, Spain, and now Sweden.
Currently, Norwegian Group continues to own six airline subsidiaries: Norwegian, Norwegian Air Norway, Norwegian Air Shuttle AOC, Norwegian Air Sweden, Norwegian Air Sweden AOC, and Norwegian UK. However, as it completes its deep restructuring, it plans to consolidate the structure and use only a single Swedish Air Operator's Certificate going forward.
