Traffic growth on agenda at Sweden’s airports

Swedavia is reporting favourable monthly statistics for April with traffic up by 5% across its 10 Swedish airports.

Domestic travel increased by 4% during the month and international air travel by 5% despite the ongoing uncertainty over events in the Middle East.

Although performance varied locally between its airports, nearly all – with the exception of Kiruna Airport and Åre Östersund Airport – recorded growth.

The Swedish airport operator notes that international traffic continues to be influenced to a certain degree by external factors, primarily the situation in the Middle East and, to a lesser extent, strikes during the month. Overall, however, the trend remained positive.

Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden’s largest airport, handled just over two million passengers in April, an increase of 4% compared with April last year.

Göteborg Landvetter Airport handled just under 455,000 passengers in April, representing an increase of 7% compared with the same month last year and according to Swedavia its remaining eight airports “showed an overall positive trend in April, although with local variations”.

Visby Airport, followed by Malmö Airport, recorded the strongest growth among the regional airports, increasing by 37% and 14% respectively compared with April last year. Domestic travel drove the increase at Visby Airport, while international travel drove growth at Malmö Airport.

Bromma Stockholm Airport recorded a total of just over 8,500 passengers in April, corresponding to four per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2019.