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The Croatian national carrier has announced that they will expand at Stockholm Arlanda Airport with a new, direct route to Zagreb. Croatia Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, will operate the new route twice a week, further connecting the Swedish capital with Croatia ahead of summer 2024.
The connectivity between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and North America will substantially increase when, starting in mid-April, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines returns. With the addition of routes, the total number of departures to the North American continent during the summer season of 2024, will be closer to 30 per week with up to 5 departures per day from the airport.
Transavia France is to expand at Stockholm Arlanda Airport by launching a new direct route to Marseille. This will further establish the French low-cost carrier’s presence at Stockholm Arlanda and meet the increased demand for direct routes to the French riviera. The new route will be served twice a week, starting on the 6th of June.
Ahead of the summer of 2024 Ryanair is expanding at two of Swedavias airports and will be operating Dubrovnik from Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Sarajevo from Göteborg Landvetter Airport. The new routes will be served twice a week from each airport receptively starting in April and will be welcomed additions to the existing routes offered by Ryanair.
Ahead of the summer of 2024 Norwegian is launching another new direct route from Gothenburg Landvetter Airport, this time to the popular city of Dubrovnik in Croatia. The addition of the new route means that Norwegian will start in total five new routes from Gothenburg Landvetter next spring. The new route to Dubrovnik will be operated twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays starting May 1, 2024
Canada's largest airline, Air Canada, will establish at Stockholm Arlanda Airport with two direct routes, one of which is a new destination – Montreal – on June 12th as of next year. Operating direct routes to Toronto and Montreal five times a week, Air Canada will be an important addition to Stockholm Arlanda, connecting the Swedish capital with Canada as well as the North American market.
On Tuesday, October 10, Stockholm Arlanda Airport's new 11,000 square-metre Marketplace and the airport's new, faster security check-point at Sweden's largest airport were inaugurated, with speeches by Swedavia's CEO, Jonas Abrahamsson, and Andreas Carlson, Sweden's Minister for Infrastructure and Housing.
Swedavia opens new Marketplace at Arlanda's Terminal 5. A roughly 11,000 square meter commercial area with around 40 new shop and restaurant concepts that will offer travelers completely new experiences before the flight. The investment is the largest ever at Arlanda and is based on Swedavia's long-term commercial strategy that focuses on variety, renewal and value for money.
The ultra low-cost carrier Wizz Air is continuing its expansion with its sights set on Sweden's largest airport. Starting 31 October 2023, the airline will launch two new routes from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Budapest and Gdansk.
On the 1st of September 2003, the first ever flight with the airline Norwegian took place between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Oslo Gardermoen. Twenty years on, Norwegian has served almost 65 000 000 passengers flying to and from Arlanda Airport, making their well know red nosed planes a familiar sight in the skies above the airport.
A number of shops and restaurants will open at Stockholm Arlanda this autumn as the first stage of the Market Place is completed. One of the new additions is Gateau, a craft bakery with a French twist that will offer passengers a premium-quality classic Swedish fika, or coffee and pastry.
Over the summer, a number of new outlets have opened at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. And more will be added before the new Marketplace opens its doors in September.
The strong growth in summer air travel continued in July. More than 3.2 million passengers flew via Swedavia’s ten airports during the month, an increase of more than 14 per cent compared to July last year. As a result, for the third straight month more than three million passengers flew via Swedavia’s airports, and July is also the single strongest month for travel since October 2019.
This summer, the range of shops at Göteborg Landvetter Airport will be revitalised. Two major additions are a new electronics store and a brand-new souvenir shop.
Eurowings continues to expand at Stockholm Arlanda Airport by launching a new direct route to Beirut. This will further establish the German value carrier’s presence at Stockholm Arlanda and meet the increased demand for a direct route to the capital of Lebanon, as well as add to the considerable variety of destinations already operated by Eurowings from the airport.
There will be liquorice for all tastes at Stockholm Arlanda Airport when the Swedish retailer Lakritsroten opens in the new Marketplace in December.
SAS is expanding at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and will enhance connectivity with a new direct route to Agadir, Morocco. The route was previously unserved and will be operated once a week, on Saturdays, beginning November 4 this year.
Starting in July, Braathens Regional Airlines (BRA) will enhance its presence at Visby Airport with two new direct routes to Oslo and Århus. The routes will be served twice weekly until August 13 and are a welcome addition to the other traffic at the airport.
In SkyCity, a number of new restaurants, bars and shops will open up during the year. One restaurant that just opened its doors is Pocket Bar & Bistro.
Swedavia’s strategy to restore trust and drive sustainable growth. For Issue 1 2023 of International Airport Review Jonas Abrahamsson, president and CEO of Swedavia, discussed how the aviation industry will regain the trust of passengers since the disruptions last summer, the importance of the continuation in sustainable transformation in an increasing global world.
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