PopulAir


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.

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 and has some 50 employees.
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.
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. The airline operated the Dublin to Donegal PSO service from July 2021 to February 2022, following the collapse of Irish airline Stobart Air.
Amapola operated freight services on behalf of the Swedish postal service as their exclusive operator between 2004 and 2019.
Following the bankruptcy of Nextjet, On June 1, 2018, the Swedish Transport Administration announced Amapola Flyg's takeover of air services on several public service obligation routes to Norrland. 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.
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 as of November 2024:
CountryCityAirportNotesRefs
SwedenArvidsjaurArvidsjaur Airport
SwedenGällivareGällivare Lapland Airport
SwedenHemavanHemavan Airport
SwedenKramforsHöga Kusten Airport
SwedenLyckseleLycksele Airport
SwedenÖrnsköldsvikÖrnsköldsvik Airport
SwedenStockholmStockholm Arlanda Airport
SwedenVilhelminaVilhelmina Airport
FinlandMariehamnMariehamn Airport
FinlandTurkuTurku Airport

Fleet

, Amapola Flyg operates the following aircraft: