New Swedish airport readies for opening

As Sweden’s airline industry grapples with the new phenomenon of “flight shame,” which has seen some travellers starting to shun air travel because of environmental concerns, a new airport is scheduled to open in the country in December. Scandinavian Mountains Airport is located on the Swedish side of the Sweden-Norway border amid a cluster of 4 major ski resorts. The privately-owned airport lists almost 40 local businesses and tourism-related companies as shareholders. With environmental factors bulking large in Swedish politics and society, the new airport will strongly focus on reduction of carbon emissions, with the widespread use of electric vehicles one method of achieving this. The new airport has a 2,500 m runway, is equipped with a CAT III instrument landing system and will have 4 gates. <br/>