Stockholm Arlanda Airport is being developed and air traffic is on the rise. As a result, there is a great need for labour at the airport, which already today is one of Sweden’s biggest employers. On January 30, a well-attended and rewarding Recruitment Day was held at Stockholm Arlanda Airport, which involved more than 30 companies operating at the airport. More than 1,000 job openings in all can
Recruitment Day, January 30, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. at Arlanda The expansion of Stockholm Arlanda Airport, combined with the restart of air travel after the pandemic and airlines’ investments in expanded service, is creating new job opportunities. Swedavia, together with its partners at Arlanda, is holding a Recruitment Day to match jobseekers with job openings at Arlanda and other Swedavia airports.
The airport operator Swedavia continues to contribute to the aviation industry’s climate transition through the annual public tender of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) that Swedavia organizes with the aim of promoting sustainable business travel.
Air travel in 2022 was characterised by a strong recovery in both air travel and Swedish connectivity, with a sharp increase in destinations from Swedavia’s airports. Despite a weak start to the year due to the Omicron variant and other global concerns, Swedavia welcomed nearly 28 million passengers in 2022 – an increase of more than 130 per cent – compared to nearly 12 million passengers in 2021.
SAS is expanding its network of routes and enhancing connectivity between North America and western Sweden and will launch a new direct route to New York from Gothenburg in April 2023. The route will be served three times a week with the new Airbus 321LR aircraft.
The new Stockholm Arlanda Airport is taking shape. A number of shops and restaurants will be ready to open early next summer, when the first part of the new Marketplace will be completed, together with a new security checkpoint. An agreement has now been signed with RC Café & Pâtisserie, which will open a number of exciting new outlets at Arlanda.
After eight years at Swedavia, the company’s CFO, Mats Påhlson, has decided to leave Swedavia to pursue a freer role as a consultant. He will leave the position on June 15, 2023. Swedavia has started the process to hire a replacement.
The Serbian carrier Air Serbia is expanding its air transport network in Europe and launching non-stop service from Göteborg Landvetter in time for summer. In mid-May, it will resume service to the Serbian capital, which it last served in 2013.
International connectivity to and from the region is growing, and three new international routes at Luleå Airport will start up in December. After a wait of several years, it is finally time for the launch of SAS’s new direct route to London. On December 16, French tour operator Quartier Libre and Transavia will begin service to Paris, followed by Eurowings route to Düsseldorf on December 25.
The German low-cost carrier Eurowings continues to have great faith in the Swedish market and is meeting demand by expanding its offering and opening two more new direct routes from its new base at Stockholm Arlanda. The airline will launch new service this spring to Rome, the capital of Italy, and to Stuttgart, the so-called German car capital, in southwestern Germany.
Swedavia has appointed Karl Eklund to be the new airport director of Stockholm Arlanda Airport as well as director of Swedavias airports in Stockholm. Karl Eklund has worked most recently as Deputy CEO of SAS Ground Handling Sweden and has extensive experience from previous executive positions and assignments in the aviation industry. He will take over the position on February 1, 2023.
The recovery in air travel continued in November. During the month, more than 2.3 million passengers in all flew via Swedavia’s ten airports. Demand is being driven by airlines’ continued investments in service, mainly via Stockholm Arlanda Airport, where international travel during the month approached pre-Covid levels.
Swedavia is a group that owns, operates and develops 10 airports throughout Sweden. Our role is to create the connectivity that Sweden needs to facilitate travel, business and meetings. Satisfied and safe travelers are the foundation of Swedavia's business. Swedavia is a world leader in the development of airports with the least possible climate impact. Since 2020, Swedavia's own airport operations have been fossil-free at all ten airports. The group's turnover in 2023 was approximately SEK 5.9 billion and approximately to 2,600 employees.
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