Originally Posted by
FlyingMoose
The point remains that the flag carrier should be able to take on more of that demand than those foreign airlines. With an average of 7-9+ flights each feeding into longhaul in AMS, FRA, LHR, ZRH, IST etc in addition to the mentioned carriers, there are a few obvious routes that should work if the product, pricing and service align with the customer demand.
??? Most of the airlines RedChilli mentioned is flag carriers in their region.
The whole point is there are not a large enough demand for having more long haul routes in ARN. Being in the middle between HEL and CPH does not do any good for neither ARN nor OSL.