Airline review: AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 economy class, Sveg to Stockholm

Getting tossed here and there in a tiny turboprop - my review of AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 economy class from Sveg (EVG) to Stockholm (ARN)
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01. Trip report introduction
02. AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 economy class, Stockholm to Sveg
03. Photo Essay: Hiking in Härjedalen
04. AIS Airlines Jetstream 32 economy class, Sveg to Stockholm
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Sveg (EVG) to Stockholm (ARN)

Date: 2018-08-06
Flight number: IS655
Aircraft: Jetstream 32
Registration: PH-NCI
Age of aircraft: 29 years
Duration of flight: 1:02 (gate to gate)
Seat: 6A (economy class)

There is no seat map for the J32 on Seatguru.com

After hiking in and around Sveg for some hours, it was time to head back to the airport. This time, we didn't get a lift with the pilot, but it was a nice walk between Sveg and the airport. I was just worried that we'd run into a bear...

Back at EVG

There aren't that many flights each day...

Check-in and security at EVG

Since check-in hadn't opened just yet, I grabbed a cup of tea. They actually served tea and coffee free of charge in the waiting area. And there was free wi-fi as well. Quite a nice gesture! Soon enough, check-in opened, and we (together with only two other passengers) could pass through security. Although "security" is a strong word. The walk-through metal detector wasn't even turned on, and our luggage wasn't scanned either... The combined check-in agent/security officer told the lady ahead of us "you can just pass through, it's turned off..."

So much for security, huh? Oh, and check-in consisted of the passengers saying their first name, whereupon the agent handed out a boarding card. No need to look at any booking confirmations, ticket numbers or any kind of identification. Smooth...

Hesitantly walking to the aircraft, hoping no-one's carrying explosives in their unscanned luggage...

Nice to see you again, PH-NCI!

We had different pilots on this flight, but otherwise, it was the same procedure as last time. The co-pilot handed out ear plugs and took care of the safety demonstration, and then we headed for the runway, where we only needed 21 seconds before we were airborne and provided with nice views of Sveg.

Still no door to cockpit

Enroute to the runway

Getting a good view of Sveg on our ascent

All of Sveg, including the airport

Pushing through the clouds was a little bumpy, but little did we know that the descent to Stockholm would be oh so much bumpier...

Phew, that was a little bumpy!

15,000ft was our cruising altitude back to Stockholm

View of the cabin from my seat (6A)

Oh, look! I have a phone next to my seat!

The built-in airstairs

One thing that I didn't notice on our flight the same morning was that there were no window blinds on this JS32. Combine that with the blue tint, and I wasn't too happy with the windows. I preferred the windows on the Saab 340 that we flew the week before.

Pondering the window situation on the JS32 compared to the Saab340

Some twenty minutes before arriving, it got really turbulent. I was getting some nice footage for a short movie, and had mounted my camera on a small tripod on the tray table. If any of you suffer from fear of flying or fear of turbulence, I don't want to add to that fear (after all, flying is extremely safe), but let's just say that the tripod toppled over and fell into my lap during one of the bumps. The turbulence went on for about ten minutes.

Uh oh - it's getting turbulent!

The turbulence was probably the worst I've experienced, but seeing the pilots smile and laugh was comforting though - as long as they're happy, I'm happy!

Touchdown on runway 26

We landed on time, and taxied to the same remote stand as we had started from the same morning. Although this flight had gotten a little too exciting due to the turbulence, it had been great fun to fly on the JS32. Now it was time to stay on the ground for almost two months, though.

I'm not going to lie, it felt pretty good to step out on the tarmac at ARN...

Thanks for this ride, PH-NCI!