https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Following news that the Swedish government wants to shut down a central Stockholm airport and use the space to build housing, The Local takes a walk down memory lane to look back at its long history, and the celebrities and dignitaries who have travelled through. https://www.thelocal.se/20210423/in-pictures-11-photos-that-tell-the-story-of-stockholms-bromma-airport Fri, 23 Apr 2021 12:59:11 +0200 in-pictures-11-photos-that-tell-the-story-of-stockholms-bromma-airport Sweden’s Social Democrat-Green coalition government has proposed shutting down Bromma Airport and instead using the space north of Stockholm to build homes. https://www.thelocal.se/20210421/swedish-government-launches-bid-to-close-stockholm-bromma-airport Wed, 21 Apr 2021 18:57:53 +0200 swedish-government-launches-bid-to-close-stockholm-bromma-airport Not since the early 1980s have so few people flown to or from one of Sweden's major airports as they did in 2020, a year marked by coronavirus and global travel restrictions. https://www.thelocal.se/20210111/swedish-airports-handled-30-million-fewer-passengers-in-2020 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 12:42:09 +0100 swedish-airports-handled-30-million-fewer-passengers-in-2020 Six people have been arrested following a break-in at Örebro Airport on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.se/20190303/six-arrested-over-break-in-at-swedens-rebro-airport Sun, 03 Mar 2019 12:49:55 +0100 six-arrested-over-break-in-at-swedens-rebro-airport Several people working at Sweden’s biggest airport have direct or indirect links to some of the country’s most notorious criminal networks, a leaked police report showed on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.se/20190221/several-swedish-airport-workers-linked-to-criminal-gangs-police-report Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:50:11 +0100 several-swedish-airport-workers-linked-to-criminal-gangs-police-report A passenger plane operated by Air India ran into an exterior wall at Arlanda Airport on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20181128/plane-collides-with-wall-at-stockholm-arlanda-airport Wed, 28 Nov 2018 20:47:00 +0100 plane-collides-with-wall-at-stockholm-arlanda-airport A technical problem at Stockholm Arlanda airport on Saturday caused the cancellation of a large number of flights in and out of the airport. https://www.thelocal.se/20180519/technical-error-grounds-flights-throughout-sweden Sat, 19 May 2018 19:36:07 +0200 technical-error-grounds-flights-throughout-sweden A forest fire near Gothenburg’s Landvetter Airport caused a two-hour closure on Thursday as air traffic was diverted. https://www.thelocal.se/20180510/forest-fire-causes-flight-delays-at-gothenburg-airport Thu, 10 May 2018 19:08:32 +0200 forest-fire-causes-flight-delays-at-gothenburg-airport A group of passengers landed more than 1,000 kilometres from their destination, after they all got on the wrong flight. https://www.thelocal.se/20180313/plane-lands-at-wrong-airport-in-northern-sweden-lulea-gothenburg Tue, 13 Mar 2018 09:09:39 +0100 plane-lands-at-wrong-airport-in-northern-sweden-lulea-gothenburg A departing flight has been held at Stockholm's Bromma airport after a suspicious object was flagged up in a security check, though police later confirmed it was not dangerous https://www.thelocal.se/20171207/flight-delayed-at-stockholm-airport-after-suspicious-object-is-found Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:46:40 +0100 flight-delayed-at-stockholm-airport-after-suspicious-object-is-found Skavsta airport was evacuated at lunchtime on Wednesday following a scare over a suspected explosive device in a bag, which turned out not to be dangerous. https://www.thelocal.se/20171101/skavsta-airport-evacuated-over-bomb-scare Wed, 01 Nov 2017 14:30:26 +0100 skavsta-airport-evacuated-over-bomb-scare In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.se/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now A man in his 20s who was arrested at Gothenburg's Landvetter Airport after a suspicious object was found in his luggage is no longer a suspect. https://www.thelocal.se/20171006/man-arrested-after-security-alert-at-gothenburg-airport Fri, 06 Oct 2017 10:43:40 +0200 man-arrested-after-security-alert-at-gothenburg-airport A Scandinavian airlines crew member was seized by police at Arlanda Airport after a long-haul flight, after colleagues raised the alarm about the person being under the influence of alcohol. https://www.thelocal.se/20170926/sas-crew-member-suspected-of-being-drunk-on-long-haul-flight-hong-kong-stockholm-arlanda Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:38:30 +0200 sas-crew-member-suspected-of-being-drunk-on-long-haul-flight-hong-kong-stockholm-arlanda A Swedish pilots' union is urging their colleagues to consider carrying extra fuel when flying to Stockholm's Arlanda airport, after a number of incidents when drones have forced the airport to close. https://www.thelocal.se/20170818/dont-fly-to-arlanda-without-extra-fuel-pilots-warn-drones Fri, 18 Aug 2017 17:51:29 +0200 dont-fly-to-arlanda-without-extra-fuel-pilots-warn-drones Ever wanted to own an airport? A man in western Sweden is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for someone to do just that and purchase one he built himself – provided they meet his high standards. https://www.thelocal.se/20170817/its-now-possible-to-buy-your-own-airport-in-sweden-if-you-can-convince-the-owner Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:51:15 +0200 its-now-possible-to-buy-your-own-airport-in-sweden-if-you-can-convince-the-owner Flights in and out of Stockholm's Arlanda Airport were halted for an hour on Monday afternoon after a drone was spotted in the area. https://www.thelocal.se/20170807/drone-halts-air-traffic-at-stockholm-airport-arlanda Mon, 07 Aug 2017 19:59:02 +0200 drone-halts-air-traffic-at-stockholm-airport-arlanda A Swedish man created temporary chaos at the Copenhagen Airport train platform on Sunday after he was spotted walking around with a gun-like object. https://www.thelocal.se/20170716/swede-with-gun-shaped-lighter-shuts-down-copenhagen-train-traffic Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:07:33 +0200 swede-with-gun-shaped-lighter-shuts-down-copenhagen-train-traffic Plans to expand Scandinavia's busiest airport could create more than a dozen new long-haul routes for Danes and southern Swedes. https://www.thelocal.se/20161216/new-long-haul-flights-on-cards-for-southern-swedes-copenhagen Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:40:00 +0100 new-long-haul-flights-on-cards-for-southern-swedes-copenhagen Mediators on Sunday called striking Swedish SAS pilots and employer representatives to the negotiating table on the third day of a walkout over wages that has left 50,000 passengers stranded and cost the carrier millions. https://www.thelocal.se/20160612/mediators-call-striking-swedish-pilots-to-negotiations Sun, 12 Jun 2016 14:37:30 +0200 mediators-call-striking-swedish-pilots-to-negotiations