Skyways (airline)


Skyways Express AB was a Swedish airline that operated regional and domestic scheduled services. With its corporate head office on the property of Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden, its main hub was at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. The airline was placed into administration on 22 May 2012. Previously its head office was at Eurostop köpcenter, Cederströms slinga, Arlandastad.

History

The airline was established in 1987 and was previously known as Avia. It acquired Salair on 15 July 1991 and Highland Air in March 1997. A partnership was forged with Scandinavian Airlines which acquired a 25% stake in April 1998. The owners were Salenia, SAS and Janus. The operational division of Skyways was separated from the sales division in 2009. During 2010 there was some restructuring regarding ownership. SAS sold its share of the company at a loss, and eventually it was acquired by the asset management company Manswell Enterprises Limited, controlled by Ihor Kolomoyskyi. In 2011 Skyways merged with another Manswell controlled company, the Gothenburg-based airline City Airline, as Skyways. It also bought the Danish airline Cimber Sterling and developed the intention to become Scandinavia's biggest regional airline. As of December 1, 2010 the operation, sales and marketing of the airline functioned again as one unit under Avia Express continuing the use of the brand Skyways.
On 22 May 2012, Skyways Express AB and City Airline AB filed for bankruptcy; Cimber Sterling had filed for bankruptcy earlier that month.

Destinations

In May 2012, Skyways operated to the following destinations:
CountryDestinationNotes
NorwayBergen
United KingdomBirmingham
SwedenVisby
SwedenGöteborgHub
SwedenHalmstad
FinlandHelsinki
SwedenJönköping
SwedenKarlstad
UkraineKiev
SwedenKristianstad
DenmarkCopenhagen
DenmarkBillund
SwedenLuleå
FranceLyon
United KingdomManchester
SwedenOskarshamn
Czech RepublicPrague
LatviaRiga
NorwayRøros
NorwayStavanger
SwedenStockholmHubs Arlanda & Bromma
SwedenSundsvall
EstoniaTallinn
SwedenUmeå
SwedenVäxjö
SwitzerlandZürich
SwedenÅre Östersund

Partners

In August 2010 the Skyways Express fleet included the following aircraft:

AircraftIn ServicePassengers
Fokker 501250
Embraer 1451148
Total23