Nextjet Explained

Airline:NextJet
Fleet Size:15
Destinations:22
Iata:2N[1]
Icao:NTJ
Callsign:NEXTJET
Founded:2002
Ceased:16 May 2018
Key People:Magnus Ivarsson (CEO)
Hubs:Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Secondary Hubs:Mariehamn Airport
Website:Nextjet.se (archive copy of the site)

NextJet was one of the largest regional airlines in Sweden. It was headquartered in Frösundavik in Solna Municipality,[2] just north of Stockholm. The airline filed for bankruptcy on 16 May 2018, half a year after one of its planes was believed to be sabotaged.[3] [4]

Overview

NextJet served most of their domestic destinations from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. As of summer 2010 they also served a lot of domestic destinations from Stockholm-Bromma Airport on behalf of Sverigeflyg as well as Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Helsinki-Vantaa Airport from Mariehamn Airport on the behalf of Air Åland. Many of the domestic routes operated by NextJet were subsidised by the Swedish government. Its IATA airline designator, 2N, is shared with the Ukrainian Південмашавіа / Yuzhmashair.

One of the airline's investors was former member of ABBA, Björn Ulvaeus. It also operated taxi and executive charter flights with two business jet aircraft. Since 2012, the main owner of Nextjet had been Örnsköldsvik's local business life through Höga Kusten Flyg AB, and the owner's aim was to secure the air connections to Stockholm. Since July 2016 Nextjet group (Nextjet Sverige AB, Nextjet AB and Sweports AB and Höga Kusten Flyg -brand) is mutually owned by Jakobstad-based energy company Katternö, Air Åland and Magnus Ivarsson - current Nextjet CEO and one of airline founders.[5]

On 16 May 2018, the airline filed for bankruptcy. It subsequently shut down operations and cancelled all flights that departed after 1pm that day.[6] However on 1 June 2018, the airline was purchased by Olsen Group to resume operations on 11 June 2018, rebranding the airline as Air Scandic.[7] [8]

Destinations

NextJet served the following destinations (as of May 2017):[9]

CountryCityAirport name
Mariehamn Secondary hubMariehamn Airport
FinlandHelsinkiHelsinki Airport
FinlandKokkola / JakobstadKokkola-Pietarsaari Airport
FinlandOuluOulu Airport
FinlandPori Secondary hubPori Airport
FinlandTurkuTurku Airport
NorwayTromsøTromsø Airport
SwedenArvidsjaurArvidsjaur Airport
SwedenGällivareGällivare Airport
SwedenGothenburgGöteborg Landvetter Airport
SwedenHemavanHemavan Airport
SwedenJönköpingJönköping Airport
SwedenKarlstadKarlstad Airport
SwedenKramforsKramfors Airport
SwedenLuleåLuleå Airport
SwedenLyckseleLycksele Airport
SwedenStockholm HubStockholm-Arlanda Airport
SwedenSundsvallSundsvall-Timrå Airport
SwedenVilhelminaVilhelmina Airport
SwedenVisbyVisby Airport
SwedenVästeråsStockholm Västerås Airport
SwedenÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik Airport

Fleet

At the time of bankruptcy in May 2018, the NextJet fleet included the following aircraft:[10] [11]

NextJet fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
ATR 42-3001 - 46operated by DOT LT
BAe ATP4 - 681 in previous SATA Airlines livery (SE-MEE)
Bombardier CRJ2002 - 50operated by Voyageur Airways
Saab 340A3 - 33-361 in 'Swedish Ski Team' special livery (SE-LEP)
Saab 340B6 - 33-36
Total15 -

Gällivare airport incident

Six months prior to its demise, Nextjet experienced difficulty when one of its aircraft was sabotaged, resulting in closure of an airport and its air traffic.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IATA - Airline and Airport Code Search. iata.org. 11 April 2015.
  2. "Contact Us." NextJet. Retrieved on 23 May 2012. "FRÖSUNDAVIKS ALLÉ 15, 169 70 SOLNA "
  3. Web site: Sweden's NextJet suspends ops, files for bankruptcy.
  4. Web site: Police investigate 'sabotage' at Swedish airport - The Local. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030091508/https://www.thelocal.se/20171030/police-investigate-sabotage-at-swedish-airport. 2017-10-30.
  5. Web site: Katternö koncern.
  6. News: Swedish airline cancels all flights after filing for bankruptcy. 2018-05-16. 2018-05-16. en.
  7. Web site: Sweden's NextJet secures buyer, to resume ops. ch-aviation. ch-aviation GmbH. 1 June 2018. 4 June 2018.
  8. Web site: Pan-Nordic group buys NextJet operations. Jarvis. Howard. STANDBY Nordic. standbynordic.com / Travelmedia Nordic. 1 June 2018. 4 June 2018.
  9. Web site: Destinations NextJet. NextJet.se. 2 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170210193811/http://www.nextjet.se/en/destinations. 10 February 2017. dead.
  10. Web site: NextJet fleet (2N / NTJ) - Flightradar24. Flightradar24. www.flightradar24.com. en. 2017-05-02.
  11. Web site: Our Aircraft - NextJet. NextJet.se. 2 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170218144512/http://www.nextjet.se/en/about-nextjet/our-aircraft. 18 February 2017. dead.