During March, nearly 2.5 million passengers flew via Swedavia's ten airports. International travel continued to develop positively during the month and increased by 5 percent compared to March last year, while domestic travel had a weaker development and was affected by an earlier Easter this year, which resulted in lower demand for domestic travel.
Sweden's largest airports, Stockholm Arlanda and Gothenburg Landvetter, and Swedavia's regional airport, Kiruna Airport, had the strongest passenger growth in March. During the spring, airlines continue to invest in the Swedish market with new air traffic ahead of the summer season, including Delta Air Lines returning in April with a direct route between Arlanda and New York.
-Demand for international travel continued to increase while domestic travel developed more weakly, especially during Easter, with the exception of Kiruna Airport where both international and domestic travel increased during the month. Our airline customers continue to strengthen our route and destination offer gradually ahead of the summer season, which is positive for Swedish accessibility. Flying enables people to meet and benefits both the tourism industry in Sweden and meets the demand that exists in the market for international travel both for work and private purposes to meet family and friends as well as to create new experiences, says Charlotte Ljunggren, Marketing and Sales Director at Swedavia.
At the end of March, Gothenburg Landvetter Airport's completely new commercial offering was inaugurated, with a greater breadth and variety in around 20 new restaurants, cafés and shops for the airport's travelers.
The airlines' summer programs continue to develop with more new routes and new destinations at Swedavia's ten airports. So far, approximately 14 new routes from Stockholm Arlanda Airport and 8 new routes from Gothenburg Landvetter have been announced for the summer of 2024 - with around ten new destinations, such as SAS's ventures, Stockholm Arlanda-Seville and Norwegian's new route, Stockholm Arlanda-Bari and Gothenburg Landvetter-Dubrovnik.
New flight routes – March:
Stockholm Arlanda-Dubrovnik with Ryanair
Stockholm Arlanda-Vilnius with Ryanair
Stockholm Arlanda-Bergen with Finnair
Gothenburg Landvetter-Sarajevo with Ryanair
Gothenburg Landvetter-Brussels with Ryanair
Gothenburg Landvetter-Rome with Ryanair
New flight routes – April:
Stockholm Arlanda-Rhodes with Ryanair
Gothenburg Landvetter-Mallorca with Norwegian
During March, nearly 2.5 million travelers traveled via Swedavia's ten airports, which is at the same level as in March 2023. International travel increased by 5 percent to 1.8 million travelers, while domestic travel decreased by 11 percent to 685,000 travelers.
Overall travel at Swedavia's airports during March is 76 percent of pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport had just over 1.7 million passengers in March, which is an increase of 3 percent compared to March 2023. International travel increased by 7 percent to just over 1.4 million passengers, while domestic travel decreased by 13 percent to nearly 293,000 passengers. Overall, passenger levels at Stockholm Arlanda in March are at 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
Gothenburg Landvetter Airport had a total of just over 374,000 travelers during the month of March, an increase of 3 percent compared to March last year. International travel increased by 7 percent to approximately 325,000 travelers while domestic travel decreased by 16 percent to approximately 49,000 travelers. Traveler levels at Gothenburg Landvetter in March are at 76 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
Other Swedavia airports had a varying development during the month of March. Kiruna Airport continues to be the regional airport with the best development both during March and compared to before the pandemic, with 27,000 passengers. Luleå Airport, followed by Umeå Airport and Visby Airport, had the best passenger development after Kiruna Airport during March compared to March last year. Malmö Airport and Bromma Stockholm Airport had the weakest development in March compared to March last year.
Traffic development in March – number of passengers:
More detailed information about Swedavia's traffic figures and statistics is available on Swedavia's website: Statistics | About Swedavia
According to the press release.
