{"id":236401,"date":"2020-07-03T11:18:20","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T09:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelreport.se\/?p=236401"},"modified":"2024-02-02T12:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T12:37:33","slug":"birka-cruises-is-closed-due-to-the-corona-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelreport.se\/en\/birka-cruises-laggs-ned-pa-grund-av-coronakrisen\/","title":{"rendered":"Birka Cruises is closed down - due to the corona crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo:Birka Cruises<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Birka Cruises is being closed down. According to Bj\u00f6rn Blomqvist, CEO of the Ecker\u00f6 Group, cooperation negotiations are now beginning, writes The \u00c5land newspaper<\/a>. According to \u00c5land Radio<\/a> has operated traffic between Stockholm and Mariehamn for 49 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 509 employees are affected, 43 of whom work at the head office in Stockholm while the others work on board the ship Birka Stockholm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 The corona pandemic is the main reason. This business has had weak profitability for a long time and now we see no other option than to close down, says Ecker\u00f6 Group CEO Bj\u00f6rn Blomqvist to \u00c5lands Radio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On its website, Birka Cruises writes that everyone who has booked a trip will receive an automatic full refund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: aftonbladet.se<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Birka Cruises l\u00e4ggs ned. Enligt Bj\u00f6rn Blomqvist, koncernchef vid Ecker\u00f6koncernen, inleds nu samarbetsf\u00f6rhandlingar, skriver \u00c5landstidningen. Enligt \u00c5lands Radio har man bedrivit trafik mellan Stockholm och Mariehamn i 49 \u00e5r. Totalt ber\u00f6rs 509 medarbetare, 43 av dem arbetar p\u00e5 huvudkontoret i Stockholm medan de \u00f6vriga jobbar ombord p\u00e5 fartyget Birka Stockholm. \u2013 Coronapandemin \u00e4r huvudorsaken. 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