Swedavia opens new Marketplace at Arlanda's Terminal 5. A roughly 11,000 square meter commercial area with around 40 new shop and restaurant concepts that will offer travelers completely new experiences before the flight. The investment is the largest ever at Arlanda and is based on Swedavia's long-term commercial strategy that focuses on variety, renewal and value for money.
The ultra low-cost carrier Wizz Air is continuing its expansion with its sights set on Sweden's largest airport. Starting 31 October 2023, the airline will launch two new routes from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Budapest and Gdansk.
On the 1st of September 2003, the first ever flight with the airline Norwegian took place between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Oslo Gardermoen. Twenty years on, Norwegian has served almost 65 000 000 passengers flying to and from Arlanda Airport, making their well know red nosed planes a familiar sight in the skies above the airport.
The strong growth in summer air travel continued in July. More than 3.2 million passengers flew via Swedavia’s ten airports during the month, an increase of more than 14 per cent compared to July last year. As a result, for the third straight month more than three million passengers flew via Swedavia’s airports, and July is also the single strongest month for travel since October 2019.
Swedavia has decided to make Malmö Airport the test arena for Heart Aerospace’s ES-30 electric aircraft. The full-scale aircraft model will be tested and used to demonstrate taxiing and charging at the airport. Also taking part in the test activities alongside Swedavia are Heart Aerospace, the airlines BRA and SAS, and the Swedish battery developer Northvolt.
SAS is expanding at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and will enhance connectivity with a new direct route to Agadir, Morocco. The route was previously unserved and will be operated once a week, on Saturdays, beginning November 4 this year.
In late May, for the first time, it will be possible to fly scheduled non-stop service to Jordan from Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Royal Jordanian Airlines is setting up operations in Sweden and will meet demand for an air link between Sweden and Jordan when it launches a direct route between the two capitals.
Tunisia’s second largest carrier, Nouvelair, is back at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and will launch non-stop service to Tunis-Carthage International Airport (TUN). The route will be served once a week, on Mondays, with an Airbus 320 starting June 19.
Ryanair continues to invest heavily in the Swedish market and Stockholm Arlanda Airport and is adding a new aircraft for its expanded service. Six new routes have been launched since October 30, 2022, and Ryanair has now announced two new destinations in its summer schedule. The new route to Dublin will launch on March 26 while the new route to Porto will launch on June 4.
Business leaders, political officials and representatives of government agencies and the aviation industry met Friday 3rd of February at Göteborg Landvetter Airport under the scope of the regularly held TakeOff event. In conjunction, the airport’s new terminal section, the largest expansion in the airport’s history to date, was inaugurated.
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.
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.
