The recovery in air travel continues and with nearly 3.2 million passengers, June is the month with the highest number of passengers since the start of the pandemic. The trend of strong demand for international travel continues, especially at Stockholm Arlanda. During the month, there is also an increase in domestic travel, with travel at Visby Airport being boosted by Almedalen Week. Luleå Airport is still the Swedavia airport in the best position in June compared to before the pandemic. Airline investments at Swedavia's airports continue during the month. News includes Arlanda-Ibiza with SAS and Landvetter-Barcelona with Norwegian.
-We are now in the middle of the travel-intensive summer season and the high demand for air travel is continuing. The development is still driven by increased travel to destinations within Europe related to both holidays and visits to family and friends, but domestic travel is also developing somewhat more positively overall in June. Overall, we welcomed over three million travelers for the second month in a row and June was the single strongest travel month in terms of the number of travelers since the start of the pandemic, says Jonas Abrahamsson, Swedavia's President and CEO.
Swedavia's ten airports offer nearly 300 destinations during the summer and at Arlanda, the range of destinations is now largely back to before the pandemic. June's airline initiatives include Arlanda-Tunis with Nouvelair Tunisie, Arlanda-Ibiza with SAS and Landvetter-Bastia with Transavia France as well as Landvetter-Barcelona with Norwegian. The summer traffic program is characterized by strengthened accessibility to both Europe and the USA.
New flight routes in July:
- Arlanda – Montpellier with SAS
- Visby – Aarhus with BRA
- Visby – Oslo with BRA
- Arlanda – Florence with SAS
- Arlanda – Aarhus with SAS
- Arlanda – Larnaca with SAS
New flight routes in August:
- Arlanda – Florence with SAS
- Arlanda – Aarhus with SAS
- Arlanda – Larnaca with SAS
In total, nearly 3.2 million passengers travelled via Swedavia's airports in June, an increase of 11 percent compared to June 2022 and 82 percent of 2019 levels before the pandemic. The development is mainly driven by increased international travel via Stockholm Arlanda Airport and the airlines' continued investments in new air traffic via Swedavia's airports. International travel increased by 11 percent to 2.4 million compared to June, while domestic travel increased by 10 percent to nearly 800,000 passengers.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport had 2.2 million passengers in June. This is an increase of 12 percent compared to June last year and 87 percent of pre-pandemic levels. International travel increased by 12 percent to just over 1.8 million compared to June 2022, while domestic travel increased by 14 percent to almost 325,000 passengers.
Gothenburg Landvetter Airport had 510,000 travelers in June, an increase of six percent compared to June last year and 78 percent of pre-pandemic levels. International travel increased by six percent and domestic travel increased by 13 percent compared to June 2022.
Malmö Airport had 127,000 travelers in June, which is an increase of three percent compared to June last year and 69 percent of pre-pandemic levels. International travel increased by 1 percent compared to June last year, while domestic travel increased by 5 percent.
Bromma Stockholm Airport had 116,000 travelers in June, an increase of 10 percent compared to June last year and 56 percent of pre-pandemic levels. International travel in June increased by 58 percent to 20,000 travelers compared to June last year, while domestic travel increased by 4 percent to 96,000 travelers.
Air travel at Swedavia's other six regional airports had a large variation in passenger development during June. Visby Airport, Ronneby Airport and Åre Östersund Airport were the regional airports with the strongest development during the month compared to June last year. Almedalen Week had a positive effect on traffic to Visby Airport. Luleå Airport and Visby Airport performed best in June compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
Traffic development in June – 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.
