PopulAir (styled as populAir) is a passenger and

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based in

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. 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

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routes to northern Sweden. Additionally, populAir provides passenger services from

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. PopulAir operates a fleet consisting of 12 Fokker 50 aircraft, which includes 7 passenger planes and 5 cargo planes.

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. Amapola operated freight services on behalf of the Swedish

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, Jetpak and MiniLiner from

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and its main base at

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the main international airport serving Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in Sigtuna Municipality, north of Stockholm and nearly southeast of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County. ...

. 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

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to Joensuu, on behalf of the Finnish State traffic authority Traficom. The airline operated the

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to Donegal PSO (

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) service from July 2021 to February 2022, following the collapse of Irish airline

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. Amapola operated freight services on behalf of the Swedish

as their exclusive operator between 2004 and 2019. Following the bankruptcy of

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, On June 1, 2018, the Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket) announced Amapola Flyg's takeover of air services on several

routes to

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. In October 2023, Amapola was awarded another contract by the

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to operate domestic flights on twelve routes from 2023 to 2027. These routes, include

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Kramfors Kramfors () is a locality and the seat of Kramfors Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It had a population of 5,990 inhabitants in 2010. The town grew on the western bank of the Ångerman river in the 19th century as harvested logs ...

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Arlanda Stockholm Arlanda Airport is the main international airport serving Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is located in Sigtuna Municipality, north of Stockholm and nearly southeast of Uppsala. The airport is located within Stockholm County. ...

and

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Vilhelmina Vilhelmina ( Southern Sami: ''Vualtjere'') is a locality and the central town of Vilhelmina Municipality in Västerbotten County, in the province of Lapland, Sweden with 3,657 inhabitants in 2010. Vilhelmina is situated by Lake Volgsjön in the ...

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Lycksele Lycksele (; ; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland (Sweden), Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010. History Until the 1600s there were no settled ...

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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. In October 2024, PopulAir relocated its operations at Arlanda Airport to Terminal 3

Destinations

This is a list of destinations operated by PopulAir (

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) as of November 2024:

Fleet

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

References

External links

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