A new Amapola Airlines plane arrived in Carrickfinn yesterday ahead of this morning’s resumption of flights from Donegal Airport to Dublin.
The Minister for Transport, Eamon Ryan, confirmed last week the award of the contract on the Donegal route to the Swedish airline.
The Public Service Obligation (PSO) air services contract was awarded following the completion of an accelerated procurement process, in line with EU rules, which was launched on 21 June after the collapse of Stobart Air on 12 June.
Flights will operate out of Donegal airport twice a day, every day.
On weekdays, flights will depart Donegal Airport at 08:20 and 16:40 and from Dublin airport at 15:10 and 18:20 on weekdays.
Amapola Fly AB is headquartered in Stockholm. The airline started in 2005 as an air freight/cargo operator and more recently expanded its operations to include scheduled passenger services. It currently operates on seven PSO routes in Sweden and Finland.
Amapola will operate a Fokker 50 aircraft on the Donegal route. The Fokker 50 is a turbo-prop aircraft that can seat 50 passengers including 3 crew.
Amapola manages its customer service interface, including Family Discounts that are available, through a call centre in Sweden. Customers can contact the call centre at Tel +46 770 – 790 700 or by sending an email to callcenter@amapola.nu Amapola will be happy to answer any customer questions regarding their trips.
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