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Swedavia publishes its passenger statistics for October 2018

A total of 3,702,000 passengers flew to or from Swedavia’s ten airports in October, a decrease of about 1 per cent compared to the same month last year. However, during the period January-October, passenger volume increased somewhat in comparison to 35,808,000 passengers.


The number of international passengers at Swedavia’s airports in October was essentially unchanged, with a total of 2,417,000 passengers. However, domestic travel was down almost 4 per cent to 1,285,000 passengers.

So far this year, for the period January-October, international travel increased more than 2 per cent while domestic travel saw a decrease of 3 per cent.
At Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Swedavia’s largest airport, which accounts for the bulk of both domestic and International traffic, total passenger volume fell about 1 per cent to 2,335,000 in October. International traffic was largely unchanged, whereas domestic traffic fell 5 per cent.

At Göteborg Landvetter Airport, passenger volume was largely unchanged in October, at 604,000 passengers. At Swedavia’s other airports, primarily the regional ones, passenger volume fell both in October and overall during the period January-October compared to the same period last year.

Traffic statistics for Swedavia’s airports are available at www.swedavia.se (in Swedish) under “Om Swedavia/Om Swedavia/Statistik”: https://www.swedavia.se/om-swedavia/statistik/

For further information, please contact Swedavia’s press office at tel. +46 010-109 01 00 or press@swedavia.se

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Swedavia is a State-owned group that owns, operates and develops ten airports across Sweden. Our role is to create the access Sweden needs to facilitate travel, business and meetings – in Sweden, in Europe and around the world. Safe, satisfied passengers are the foundation of our business. Swedavia is a world leader in developing airports with the least possible environmental impact. The Group has revenue of over 5.7 billion Swedish kronor and some 3,100 employees.

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Ellen Laurin

Ellen Laurin

Press contact Acting Head of Media Relations Press & media 010-109 01 00
Peter Wärring

Peter Wärring

Press contact Press Officer Press & media 010-109 01 00
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