Stockholm Arlanda led the way for punctuality this summer

Sweden’s largest gateway, Stockholm Arlanda, has been named Europe’s most punctual airport this summer, based on Eurocontrol data.

According to operator, Swedavia, strong collaboration between all airport stakeholders was the key to the high result during the year’s busiest travel period.

“It is very encouraging that, through a close teamwork with airlines and ground handling companies, Arlanda achieved the highest punctuality among comparable airports in Europe during the most challenging period of the year,” enthused Swedavia’s  president and CEO, Mats Johannesson.

“This confirms that the strengthened punctuality efforts we have undertaken together with our partners are showing results. We will now continue our joint efforts to maintain the highest possible level of punctuality for our passengers.”

A key element of the strengthened punctuality initiative is a shared focus on morning departures, which set the conditions for the aircraft rotations throughout the rest of the day.

The same focus applies at Arlanda, Gothenburg Landvetter and Swedavia’s eight other airports. An efficient start to the day reduces the risk of delays and knock-on effects later on.

Eurocontrol measured punctuality at Europe’s 40 busiest airports between June 1 and August 31, ranking Stockholm Arlanda first with an on-time performance of 82.1%.

Oslo Gardermoen and Istanbul Airport in Turkey ranked second and third, respectively.