Sweden's main airports reopened
Sweden's main airports in Stockholm and Gothenburg will reopen for traffic Wednesday afternoon.
• SAS to operate 75% of traffic Thursday
• Lufthansa to run normal flight schedule Thursday
• Europe's airspace reopens for business • A week of chaos
• Three-quarters of European airspace open • Finnish airports reopened
• Denmark reopens all airspace • Norway extends opening of airspace
The situation has improved and more airports will be opened, Swedish airport authority Swedavia said in an update Wednesday.
Malmö Airport, Ronneby Airport, Ängelholm Helsingborg Airport and Visby Airport are now open for traffic.
According to the forecast Gothenburg Landvetter will be able to open for traffic after 2 PM (1400 GMT) and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Stockholm-Bromma Airport will probably be able to open for traffic at 4 PM, the airport authority said.
Also the small Stockholm-Skavsta airport, used by Ryanair, will be open.
Most airports in Norway, Denmark and Finland are now open.
SAS Scandinavian Airlines said Wednesday that it expects to operate close to 75 percent of full scheduled flight program as of Thursday, April 22.
All SAS hubs across Scandinavia will be reopened Thursday, as will almost all European airports. SAS expects full operations by Friday, April 23.
Last Updated (Wednesday, 21 April 2010 19:19)
