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20 August 2021 13:44

Ryanair and Wizz air expand further in Sweden with new routes at Stockholm Arlanda, Göteborg Landvetter and Malmö Airport

Ryanair continues to invest in the Swedish market. A new route to Barcelona premiere in conjunction with the opening of the new base at Stockholm Arlanda Airport later this autumn. At the same time, Ryanair continues to expand also at Göteborg Landvetter, now adding Kaunas in Lithuania. Wizz Air continues to expand its network at Malmö Airport and increases service with a route to Sarajevo.

9 July 2021 09:00

Finnair to make major investment in Sweden with intercontinental service from Stockholm Arlanda – increased access to Asia and US

The Finnish carrier Finnair sees international opportunities in the Swedish market and is setting up a new base at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. At the same time, it is launching three new long-haul routes for the winter season, to Bangkok, Phuket and Miami.

7 July 2021 07:00

Swedavia’s traffic statistics for June 2021

The aviation market is still dominated by the pandemic but at the same time shows new signs of a recovery, with the number of passengers in June reaching the highest level for a single month since March 2020.

5 July 2021 10:30

Transavia France to expand at Stockholm Arlanda with new direct route to Paris

The French low-cost carrier Transavia France is growing at Stockholm Arlanda and is expanding its range of destinations to France from the Swedish market, this time with service to the country’s capital, Paris.

24 June 2021 12:54

easyJet to expand in Sweden and invest further at Stockholm Arlanda – adds two new routes to Mallorca and Málaga

The British low-cost carrier easyJet sees more opportunities in the Swedish market and is expanding its range of destinations on offer from Stockholm Arlanda Airport with two new connections to Palma de Mallorca and Málaga.

22 June 2021 08:00

Swedavia’s investment in sustainable aviation fuel continues – six partners included in this year’s procurement

For the second straight year, Swedavia has invited a number of companies and other organisations to take part in a coordinated tender for sustainable aviation fuel in an effort to reduce fossil carbon dioxide emissions from its own air travel for business purposes.

18 June 2021 08:00

New test center for Covid-19 PCR and antibody tests at Arlanda

As the world now slowly opens up and we can soon travel again, there is strong demand from passengers and airlines for the possibility to get PCR and antibody tests and have travel certificates issued at the airport. Pursuant to the Swedish Act on Public Procurement, Swedavia has signed an agreement with ExpressCare to set up a test center at Stockholm Arlanda Airport.

11 May 2021 08:50

Swedavia’s traffic statistics for April 2021

In April, nearly 369,000 passengers flew via Swedavia’s airports, an 89 per cent decrease compared to the number of passengers in April 2019, before the pandemic. Compared to April 2020, air travel increased, though from extremely low levels. Overall, air travel is still strongly limited and dominated by the pandemic.

6 May 2021 12:21

Ryanair continues to expand in Sweden with a new base and some 20 new routes at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

The Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair continues to invest in the Swedish market by setting up a new base and launching some twenty new direct routes at Stockholm Arlanda Airport ahead of the 2021 winter season, in addition to two domestic routes to Gothenburg and Malmö. Ryanair continues to expand also at Göteborg Landvetter Airport and will also resume service to Malmö Airport.

9 April 2021 14:09

Swedavia’s traffic statistics for March 2021

In March, nearly 341,000 passengers flew via Swedavia’s airports, a 90 per cent decrease compared to corresponding pre-pandemic passenger levels in March 2019. Compared to March 2020, which was also greatly affected by the pandemic, the decrease was 74 per cent. Overall, air travel remains at historically low levels, and market prospects are still uncertain due to the course of the pandemic.

6 April 2021 15:10

Norwegian returning to Sweden and Stockholm Arlanda with three direct routes

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian) is back at Stockholm Arlanda after nearly a five-month pause during the pandemic. Over the Easter holidays, Norwegian quietly started operations, launching non-stop service to Alicante, Malaga and Oslo, all with two weekly departures.

26 March 2021 09:15

Swedavia reaches milestone in its climate work – Swedavia’s own airport operations now fossil-free

Just before the end of last year, Swedavia became one of the first airport operators in the world to have the operations it runs under its own management at its ten airports be fossil-free. The company notes this milestone in its Annual and Sustainability Report 2020. Swedavia is now extending that work to supporting other companies and organisations at its airports in transforming their operation