PopulAir

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populAir
Logo-populair.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
HP [1] APFAMAPOLA
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
AOC # SE.AOC.0057
Hubs Stockholm Arlanda Airport
Fleet size12
Parent company Sven Salén AB
Headquarters Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden
Website www.populair.com
PopulAir Fokker 50 SE-MFO Fokker 50 PopulAir ARN 01.jpg
PopulAir Fokker 50

PopulAir (styled as populAir) is a passenger and cargo airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. Known between 2004 and 2023 as Amapola Flyg, the airline's primary hub is located at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The airline offers flights to various destinations across Sweden, including public service obligation routes to northern Sweden. Additionally, populAir provides passenger services from Mariehamn to Turku. PopulAir operates a fleet consisting of 12 Fokker 50 aircraft, which includes 7 passenger planes and 5 cargo planes.

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History

Amapola Flyg AB was established and started operations in 2004 to take over postal services previously operated by Falcon Air. It is wholly owned by Salenia (a Swedish investment company) and has some 50 employees. [2]

Amapola operated freight services on behalf of the Swedish postal service, Jetpak and MiniLiner from Maastricht Aachen Airport and its main base at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. [2]

On July 1, 2018, Amapola Flyg began passenger air traffic with regional routes in Sweden. In April 2021, the airline started flights in Finland from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Joensuu, on behalf of the Finnish State traffic authority Traficom. [3] The airline operated the Dublin to Donegal PSO (Public Service Obligation) service from July 2021 to February 2022, following the collapse of Irish airline Stobart Air. [4] [5]

Amapola operated freight services on behalf of the Swedish postal service as their exclusive operator btween 2004 and 2019. [6]

Following the bankruptcy of Nextjet, On June 1, 2018, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) announced Amapola Flyg's takeover of air services on several public service obligation routes to Norrland. [7] In October 2023, Amapola was awarded another contract by the Swedish Transport Administration to operate domestic flights on twelve routes from 2023 to 2027. These routes, include Gällivare–Kramfors–Arlanda and Hemavan–Arvidsjaur–Vilhelmina–Lycksele–Arlanda. [8] [9]

Name and branding used until 2023 Amapola Flyg Logo.jpg
Name and branding used until 2023

Amapola changed its name to PopulAir as part of a rebranding effort in October 2023. This change was accompanied by a new green and white livery for its Fokker 50 aircraft. [10] In October 2024, PopulAir relocated its operations at Arlanda Airport to Terminal 3 [11]

Destinations

This is a list of destinations operated by PopulAir (passenger flights) as of November 2024: [12] [13] [14]

CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
Sweden Arvidsjaur Arvidsjaur Airport [15]
Gällivare Gällivare Lapland Airport [15]
Hemavan Hemavan Airport
Kramfors Höga Kusten Airport
Lycksele Lycksele Airport
Örnsköldsvik Örnsköldsvik Airport
Stockholm Stockholm Arlanda Airport Base
Vilhelmina Vilhelmina Airport
Finland Mariehamn Mariehamn Airport
Turku Turku Airport

Fleet

Amapola Freight Fokker 50 SE-MFB Fokker 50 Amapola VBY.jpg
Amapola Freight Fokker 50

As of November 2024, the Amapola Flyg fleet consists of the following aircraft: [16]

AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengers
Fokker 50 7—50
Fokker 50 Freighter 5—Cargo
Total12—

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  10. ↑ "Amapola med nytt namn och nya färger - Lycksele Airport". Amapola med nytt namn och nya färger - Lycksele Airport (in Swedish). Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Västflyg, PopulAir and Jonair to start flights from Terminal 3". www.swedavia.com. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Booking". www.amapola.nu.
  13. ↑ "Klart med avtal för flygtrafik till norra Sverige". Trafikverket.
  14. ↑ "Flygtorget » Flygnyheter » Flygnyheter » Amapola fasar in fler Fokker 50". www.flygtorget.se. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  15. 1 2 "Amapola och Jonair vann upphandlingen". flygtorget.se. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Amapola Flyg Fleet Details and History". www.planespotters.net. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

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