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Swedavia’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on April 26, 2013, at Clarion Hotel Arlanda Airport. The AGM re-elected the Board of Directors in full, adopted the income statements and balance sheets for 2012 and discharged the Board members and the President and CEO of liability. The AGM also voted to adopt all other proposals.

Investments to make the airports more attractive, stronger financial efficiency and a slight decline in passenger volume sum up the first quarter of 2013. Net revenue for the quarter increased to SEK 1,213 M (1,160), and operating profit improved to SEK 146 M (137).

Today at Stockholm Arlanda Airport was the inauguration of the new Terminal 2, which resembles a modern city airport with speedy, smooth flows. The terminal has expanded by more than 2,000 square metres and now offers a wide range of options for shopping, food and beverages. In 2015, a new baggage sorting facility will also be inaugurated, with Swedavia as a result investing a total of about 400 million Swedish kronor in the refurbishment of Terminal 2. The objective is for Stockholm Arlanda Airport to be Scandinavia’s most modern and passenger-friendly meeting place and airport. 

Emirates, based in Dubai, is the largest airline in the Middle East. On September 4, Emirates will launch daily departures between Dubai and Stockholm Arlanda Airport. With non-stop service to Dubai, Swedish passengers will have easy access to Emirates’ network of routes and its large number of destinations mainly in the Middle East and Asia. 

The number of international passengers in March increased slightly compared to  2012 as measured by the number of passengers at Swedavia's eleven airports. Meanwhile the number of domestic passengers fell, which led to a three per cent decrease in the total number of passengers compared to the same period in 2012, due largely to the Easter weekend falling in March.

Every hour is an environmental hour for Swedavia, which through proactive work has reduced its energy use by about 20 per cent and carbon dioxide emissions by almost 60 per cent since 2005. Saturday, March 23, is Earth Hour, and Swedavia is taking the opportunity to challenge all passengers the entire week to carbon-offset their trips.

Travel in February 2013 fell three per cent overall compared to the same period in 2012 measured in the number of passengers at Swedavia’s eleven airports. The decrease was essentially in domestic travel, with the number of international passengers unchanged.

Thai Airways has been serving Stockholm Arlanda for over 25 years. Today, Swedish passengers can fly daily to Bangkok and twice a week to Phuket during the winter season with Thai Airways. This long collaboration was celebrated today with an event at Stockholm Arlanda, which included the participation of Thailand’s prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, as well as the president of Thai Airways, Sorajak Kasemsuvan, and Swedavia’s CEO, Torborg Chetkovich.

The “new” Göteborg Landvetter Airport was officially inaugurated today. One thousand square metres of new space, a wider array of restaurants and shops, and a brand-new environment lift the airport’s departure hall to the highest international standards.

An increase in the number of air passengers to 32.4 million, continued advances in the sustainability field, and investments in airport development and properties sum up 2012 for Swedavia. Net revenue for the year increased to SEK 4,965 M (4,693) and operating profit was SEK 831 M (781).

Aviation Academy – an industry event for decision-makers in the aviation sector – was held on February 7. The day ended with Swedavia being given this year’s Sigma Aviation Award “for its dedicated environmental work to achieve and maintain carbon-neutral airports with good profitability”.

The BARN DOM exhibition has now moved from Fotografiska, the Stockholm museum of photography, to the Terminal 5 arrival hall at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The exhibition is a unique project which consists of photographs taken by children who have or have had cancer at an early age.