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Göteborg Landvetter Airport. Photo: Svante Örnberg

Swedavia’s traffic statistics for November 2022

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.

Archive image, Malmö Airport. Photo: Jan Dahlander/Bilder i Syd.

Malmö Airport turns 50 – Swedavia to invest further in enhanced domestic and international connectivity in southern Sweden

On Thursday, December 1, Malmö Airport ­– Sweden’s third largest airport and the international airport for southern Sweden – turns 50. The airport has an important role in Swedish connectivity, and since it opened in 1972 more than 60 million passengers have flown to or from there.

Abba at Malmö Airport. Photo: Erland Andersson, Bilder i Syd

Malmö Airport celebrates 50 years

On December 1 this year, Malmö Airport will celebrate its 50th anniversary, which will be commemorated with different activities at the airport and in Swedavia’s media channels during the year. In celebrating the airport as an international meeting place and transport hub for half a century, the spotlight will be on the important role Malmö Airport plays and the progress that has been made.

Photo: Wizz Air

Wizz Air resumes non-stop service to Katowice, expanding the range of routes on offer at Malmö Airport for the summer season

The Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air continues to have a positive view of the Swedish market and has relaunched its route to Katowice in southern Poland. During the summer season, the airline will have two weekly departures, on Mondays and Fridays, until the end of October.

Photo: Brendan Austin, Swedavia

Swedavia continues work to phase out fossil fuels through new HVO 100 incentive for companies operating at its airports

To encourage companies and other organisations operating at Swedavia’s airports to become fossil-free and start refuelling with HVO, fossil-free diesel, on January 1 Swedavia introduced a special HVO 100 incentive at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Göteborg Landvetter Airport. The goal is now for all operations at every Swedavia airport to be fossil-free by 2025.

Peder Fredricson, Scanian of the Year, and Karin Öhrström, airport director at Malmö Airport. Photo: Jens Christian

Scanian of the Year Peder Fredricson has his portrait on display at Malmö Airport

The 2021 Scanian of the Year, chosen by readers of the newspaper Kvällsposten, is the equestrian Peder Fredricson. He was on hand today at Malmö Airport together with airport director Karin Öhrström to unveil his portrait in the Welcome to my Hometown gallery. Peder is now one of 14 faces on display in the gallery that greet all visitors to Scania and Malmö Airport.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Photo: Stina Sandsjö

Swedavia’s traffic statistics for October 2021

In October, nearly 1.7 million passengers flew via Swedavia’s ten airports, half the number compared to October 2019, before the pandemic. However, the recovery in air travel accelerated during the month, when passenger volume reached its highest level since the start of the pandemic.

Swedavia AB (publ) considers hybrid bond issue

Swedavia AB (publ) is assessing market conditions for issuing new Swedish kronor-denominated hybrid capital. The aim of the transaction is to provide the best possible financial flexibility in the execution of Swedavia’s strategy and mission, whilst securing Swedavia’s capital structure objectives.

Umeå Airport. Photo: Felix Odell.

Swedavia’s Q3 2021 report: Positive cash flow thanks to increased travel and good cost control

During the third quarter, traffic at Swedavia’s airports increased as countries have opened up and travel restrictions have been eased. Net revenue totalled 793 million Swedish kronor, more than 70 per cent higher compared to a year ago, and cash flow from operating activities, excluding State aid, was positive for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

Photo: Ryanair, Wizz Air and Swedavia

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.

Malmö Airport. Photo: Kalle Sanner.

New test centre for Covid-19 PCR and Antigen tests at Malmö Airport

As the world now slowly opens up, we see that more and more people want to travel again, and there is strong demand from passengers and airlines for the chance to take PCR and antibody tests and to have travel certificates issued at the airport.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Photo: Victoria Ström.

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.

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Eurowings to invest further in Sweden and launch operations at Malmö Airport with a new direct route to the Balkans this summer

The German low cost carrier Eurowings sees opportunities in the Swedish market and is expanding its range of destinations on offer from the Öresund region and Malmö with a new air link to the capital of Kosovo and the country’s biggest city, Pristina.

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Ryanair and Wizz Air continue to expand at Malmö Airport and add two more direct routes

Both Ryanair and Wizz Air continue to see new opportunities in the Swedish market and are expanding their range of destinations on offer from the Öresund region and Malmö Airport with new air links to the Balkans.

Photo: Felix Odell.

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.

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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.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Photo: Victoria Ström.

Swedavia’s First Quarter 2021 interim report: Dramatic decline in traffic and continued heavy losses despite measures and aid

Swedavia’s first quarter results were strongly affected by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on travel. During the period, travel at the company’s airports decreased 86 per cent, thus making it the fourth straight quarter that Swedavia has reported a loss. Operating profit was SEK -381 M. The company’s net revenue decreased 63 per cent to SEK 457 M (SEK 1,245 M).

Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Photo: Maria Moustakakis.

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.

Photo: Svante Örnberg.

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

Photo: Wizz Air

Wizz Air to invest further at Malmö Airport with a new direct route to Albania in time for the summer season

The Hungarian low-cost carrier Wizz Air sees new opportunities in the Swedish market and is expanding its range of destinations from the Greater Copenhagen region and Malmö Airport with a new route to the Balkan Peninsula and the Albanian capital of Tirana.

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