Linjeflyg
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| Linjeflyg | ||
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| IATA LF |
ICAO LIN |
Callsign Swedeline |
| Founded | 1957 | |
| Hubs | Bromma Airport 1957-1983 Arlanda Airport 1983-1992 |
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| Fleet size | 35 (1992) | |
| Destinations | 39 (1992) | |
| Parent company | SAS AB | |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Key people | *Sven Östling (1957-1973)
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| Website: http://www.linjeflyg.com |
Linjeflyg was formed in 1957 as a Swedish domestic airline by Scandinavian Airlines System, Dagens Nyheter AB and Stockholms-Tidningen AB.
In October 1983, Linjeflyg moved from Stockholm-Bromma Airport in the central part of Stockholm, to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in the north of Stockholm. Bromma had been the main hub for Linjeflyg since 1957.
On September 10, 1990, Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) sold their 50% in Linjeflyg to Bilspedition for 475 miljoner Swedish crowns (SEK). Approximately, six months later SAS bought it back.
In February 1992, Linjeflyg became too big a threat for SAS. Consequently, SAS bought up the last 50% in Linjeflyg, to perpetuate its dominance. On 1 January 1993, Linjeflyg merged with SAS.
Linjeflyg was Sweden's largest domestic airline. It served over 20 domestic airports and carried over 5 million people annually. Linjeflyg had 2200 employees in 1992, and at that time it was the largest Fokker F-28 operator.
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[edit] Fleet
- Lockheed L-18 Lodestar (1957-1960)
- Douglas DC-3 (1957-1966)
- Convair Metropolitan (1961-1979)
- Nord 262 (1968-1974)
- Fokker F28 (1973-, transfered to SAS in 1992)
- Boeing 737 (1989-, transfered to SAS in 1992)
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- Linjefly flight 277, a Convair CV-340 (SE-CKK), during the approach November 20, 1964 in instrument conditions the crew abandoned the set procedure and began the landing too soon. The reason for this must have been that the crew allowed themselves to be misled by an arrangement of lights peculiar to the airfield with which, apart from certain information received during the approach, they were not acquainted. 31 people was killed.
[edit] See also
[edit] External Links
| SAS Group, SAS AB | |
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| Scandinavian Airlines Business | Scandinavian Airlines Danmark | Scandinavian Airlines Sverige | SAS Business Opportunities | SAS Braathens |
| Subsidiaries | airBaltic | Blue1 | Spanair | Widerøe |
| Affiliated | Air Greenland | Aerolineas de Baleares | bmi | Estonian Air | Skyways Express |
| Destinations | SAS Group destinations | Scandinavian Airlines destinations | SAS Braathens destinations | Spanair destinations | Widerøe destinations |
| Airline Support Business | SAS Cargo Group | SAS Media | SAS Flight Academy | SAS Technical Services | SAS Ground Services |
| Alliances | Star Alliance | WOW Alliance |
| History | DDL (1946) | DNL (1946) | SILA (1946) | ABA (1948) | Linjeflyg (1992) | Braathens (2001) |
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