Arlanda and Bromma airports

The plan wants to direct transport to rail and sustainable maritime transport, provide cleaner big city air and at the same time build massively with a state construction company and active land policy. Closing Bromma and concentrating traffic at Arlanda reduces flying's footprint in the inner city and frees up land for housing. The counter-proposal at the same time wants to expand Arlanda's capacity, which grates against the climate line, therefore the assessment is uncertain.

• cleaner city airdecisive»Renare storstadsluft, billig och fungerande tåg- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Cleaner big city air, cheap and well-functioning rail and public transport.”
• active land policy for housing»Vänsterpartiet vill se ett statligt byggbolag, investeringsstöd för ökat bostadsbyggande och en aktiv markpolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a state construction company, investment support for increased housing construction and an active land policy.”
• transport to rail»Tunga transporter behöver styras till järnväg och hållbar sjöfart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Heavy transport needs to be directed to rail and sustainable maritime transport.”
• climate consideration in all decisions»Omställningen behöver ske omgående och alla politiska beslut behöver ta hänsyn till den akuta kris som vi befinner oss i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The transition needs to happen immediately and all political decisions need to take account of the acute crisis we are in.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan does not address individual airports, but requires that the transport system be transformed so that more people can travel climate-smartly by rail and that the climate policy framework remains fixed. Dismantling Bromma and concentrating traffic at Arlanda is closer to that transformation than operating two airports, and the plan's requirement to combat overcrowding supports using inner-city land for housing. Meanwhile, the counter-proposal wants to expand air capacity, which pulls in the opposite direction. The plan therefore supports the demand, but the evidence is weak.

• transformation of the transport systemdecisive»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik och så att« (party programme ↗)“The transport systems shall be transformed for more walking, cycling and public transport and so that”
• rail before air»Genom massiva investeringar i både ny och befintlig järnväg kommer fler att kunna resa klimatsmart med tåg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Through massive investments in both new and existing rail, more people will be able to travel climate-smartly by rail.”
• combat overcrowding»Trångboddheten ska bekämpas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overcrowding shall be combated.”
• the climate framework remains fixed»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain fixed.”

The election manifesto's line is that air travel shall decrease and that airports shall not be subsidized with public funds, which speaks for the work of closing Bromma to continue and for the land to be used for something other than aviation. The counter-proposal's part on expanded capacity at Arlanda is not in line with the plan, which reduces certainty.

• reduced air traveldecisive»minska flygets utsläpp — höja flygskatten, minska flygresandet och skynda på omställningen till förnybara bränslen, elektrobränslen och elflyg för de flygresor som inte kan ersättas på annat sätt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce aviation emissions — raise the air tax, reduce air travel and speed up the transition to renewable fuels, electrofuels and electric flying for those flights that cannot be replaced in other ways.”
• no airport subsidies»ska inte subventioneras med offentliga medel.« (party programme ↗)“shall not be subsidized with public funds.”
• resources from aviation to railways»Staten borde sälja SAS och investera pengarna i järnväg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The State should sell SAS and invest the money in railways.”
• build on already exploited land»Planering av nya områden ska i första hand ske på« (party programme ↗)“Planning of new areas shall primarily take place on”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto establishes that regional aviation holds Sweden together and that aviation infrastructure shall function across the country, and that regional airports shall be ready when electric aviation develops. Closing Bromma and transferring traffic to Arlanda reduces regional accessibility and a possible hub for green aviation. The plan thus speaks against the counter-proposal's demand, even though Bromma is not specifically mentioned.

• regional aviation holds the country togetherdecisive»Det regionala flyget håller ihop Sverige. Flyginfrastrukturen ska fungera i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regional aviation holds Sweden together. Aviation infrastructure shall function across the country.”
• regional airports and electric aviation»Vi vill säkerställa att de regionala flygplatserna står redo med rätt infrastruktur när elflyget utvecklas i snabb takt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to ensure that regional airports are ready with the right infrastructure when electric aviation develops at rapid pace.”
• better communications»Besöksnäringen har stor betydelse för hela landets utveckling, och för att den ska kunna fortsätta växa krävs också bättre kommunikationer och infrastruktur.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The tourism industry has great importance for development across the country, and for it to continue to grow also requires better communications and infrastructure.”
• accessibility across the country»Järnvägen till samhället, vägen till huset, bredbandet till skärmen« (party programme ↗)“The railway to the community, the road to the house, broadband to the screen”

The plan takes no position on Bromma or Arlanda. The nearest principles are that good communications promote freedom and prosperity, that too few homes are built and that densification in larger cities is to be preferred on environmental grounds. On the basis of these principles, the plan speaks for concentrating flight capacity at an expanded Arlanda, but the conclusion is weakly supported.

• good communicationsdecisive»Människors frihet och välstånd gynnas av goda kommunikationer.« (party programme ↗)“People's freedom and prosperity are promoted by good communications.”
• densification in cities»I större städer är av miljöskäl förtätning att föredra framför utglesad kringbebyggelse.« (party programme ↗)“In larger cities, densification is to be preferred on environmental grounds rather than sparse outlying development.”
• more homes needed»Det byggs för få bostäder.« (party programme ↗)“Too few homes are being built.”
• fossil-free aviation»Fler flygresor ska göras fossilfria« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More flights shall be made fossil-free”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that a functioning domestic air service is necessary in Sweden with its long distances and that the state is responsible for maintaining a system of national and regional airports. Closing Bromma and concentrating traffic at Arlanda reduces that capacity and accessibility, which goes against the plan's requirements for regional balance and high investment levels in infrastructure.

• state responsibility for the airport systemdecisive»har ett ansvar att upprätthålla ett system av nationella och regionala flygplatser liksom regionalt betydelsefull flygtrafik som inte kommer till stånd på kommersiella grunder.« (party programme ↗)“has a responsibility to maintain a system of national and regional airports as well as regionally significant air traffic that does not come about on commercial grounds.”
• domestic air at long distances»är nödvändigt i Sverige med dess långa avstånd.« (party programme ↗)“is necessary in Sweden with its long distances.”
• high investment level in infrastructure»att investeringsnivån i kommunikationssystemens infrastruktur såsom vägar, järnvägar och elektroniska« (party programme ↗)“that the investment level in communication systems infrastructure such as roads, railways and electronic”
• regional balance»Målet är att hela Sverige ska leva och att varje kommun och region ska vara ett fungerande samhälle, där« (party programme ↗)“The goal is that all Sweden shall be inhabited and that each municipality and region shall be a functioning society, where”

The plan explicitly promises to expand Arlanda with the aim that the airport becomes the leading one in the Nordic region, which is exactly the purpose the counter-proposal states. The plan also embraces the aviation industry's transition and wants to shorten the authorities' processing times, which supports the requirement for secured environmental permits. However, the plan does not take a position on Bromma, which is why the conclusion is derived and uncertain.

• Arlanda leading in the Nordic regiondecisive»Bygga ut Arlanda med målet att Arlanda ska bli den ledande flygplatsen i Norden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Expand Arlanda with the aim that Arlanda becomes the leading airport in the Nordic region”
• embrace aviation's transition»Flyget är mitt uppe i en snabb omställning med ökad användning av biobränslen, vätgas och utveckling av elflyg. Det är en utveckling som Moderaterna vill bejaka.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Aviation is in the middle of rapid transformation with increased use of biofuels, hydrogen and development of electric aircraft. This is a development that the Moderate Party wants to embrace.”
• faster permit review»Korta myndigheternas handläggningstider genom en bortre tidsgräns« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Shorten the authorities' processing times through an outer time limit”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants to continue work on closing Bromma Airport and moving traffic to Arlanda. The election manifesto explicitly states that Bromma should be preserved and that there is long-term value in maintaining the airport, with reference to domestic aviation's importance for the entire country. The plan therefore rejects the counter-proposal's requirements.

• preserve Brommadecisive»Bevara inrikesflyget och Bromma flygplats« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Preserve domestic aviation and Bromma Airport”
• long-term value in Bromma»Det finns ett långsiktigt värde i att behålla Bromma flygplats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is long-term value in maintaining Bromma Airport.”
• domestic aviation's value»Värdet av Bromma flygplats och andra regionala flygplatser kan i detta perspektiv inte betonas tillräckligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The value of Bromma Airport and other regional airports cannot be emphasised enough in this perspective.”
• opposition to aviation-hostile policy»Regeringens flygfientliga politik hotar landets sammanhållning och konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The government's aviation-hostile policy threatens the country's cohesion and competitiveness.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.