Air travel via Swedavia's airports continues to increase during the month of October. Overall, air travel increased by one percent compared to October 2023. The development is driven by continued strong demand for international travel. International travel increased by five percent while domestic travel decreased by seven percent. At Arlanda and Landvetter, international travel increased by seven and two percent respectively.
-Demand for international travel continues to be strong. Several airlines are investing in developing their route offerings in this year's winter traffic program, including Norwegian at Arlanda and Landvetter and WizzAir at Malmö. However, demand on the domestic market has been weak, especially in southern Sweden, which is contributing to the decrease in the supply of departures, says Jonas Abrahamsson, Swedavia's President and CEO.
New flight routes (selection):
Arlanda – Hurghada, Agadir and Tromsø with Norwegian
Arlanda – Trollhättan with Västflyg
Landvetter – Hurghada, Tenerife and Marrakesh with Norwegian
Malmö – Bucharest and Iasi with WizzAir
Additional openings will be added during the winter of 2024 in the airlines' new traffic programs.
Freight development has also strengthened since the 2024 summer season as demand has increased and airlines have added intercontinental traffic.
During October, just over 2.9 million passengers traveled via Swedavia's ten airports. Air travel in October is one percent higher compared to October 2023.
International travel increased by five percent to just over 2.2 million travelers, while domestic travel decreased by seven percent to just over 715,000 travelers. Total travel via Swedavia's airports in October is at 83 percent of pre-pandemic levels, 2019.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden's largest airport, had a total of just over two million passengers in October. This is an increase of five percent compared to October last year. International travel increased by seven percent to just over 1.7 million passengers, while domestic travel decreased by seven percent to just over 306,000 passengers. Overall, passenger levels at Arlanda in October are at 91 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
Gothenburg Landvetter Airport had a total of just over 478,000 passengers during October. Travel in October is therefore at the same level as last year. International travel increased by two percent to just over 427,000 passengers, while domestic travel decreased by 18 percent to just over 50,000 passengers. Passenger levels at Landvetter in October are at 81 percent of pre-pandemic levels.
The other eight Swedavia airports had a varying development during October. Kiruna Airport followed by Umeå Airport had the best passenger development in October compared to October 2023.
Kiruna Airport, followed by Luleå Airport, had the best passenger development in October compared to pre-pandemic levels. Malmö Airport, followed by Bromma Stockholm Airport, had the weakest development in October compared to October 2023.
October traffic development – number of passengers:
According to the press release.
