International travel continues to strengthen as Arlanda and Landvetter set October records
2026-11-04, kl. 10:50
More than 3.1 million passengers travelled through Swedavia’s ten airports in October, an increase of two percent compared with October 2025. International air travel continued to strengthen and increased by three percent overall, with both Arlanda and Landvetter recording their highest-ever international traffic for a single month of October. At the same time, domestic travel decreased by four percent compared with October last year.
The positive development was driven by international travel, which increased by three percent to just over 2.4 million passengers. Demand for international travel remains strong despite an uncertain global environment and high fuel prices, which may continue to affect airlines route development.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden’s largest airport, handled just over 2.2 million passengers in October, in line with October 2025. International travel increased by two percent compared with the previous year. With just under 1.9 million international passengers, Arlanda recorded its highest-ever international traffic for the month of October. At the same time, domestic travel decreased by eight percent compared with October 2025.
Göteborg Landvetter Airport handled just under 530,000 passengers in October, an increase of four percent compared with October 2025. With more than 480,000 international passengers, Göteborg Landvetter Airport also recorded its highest-ever international traffic for the month of October, representing an increase of six percent compared with October 2025. Domestic travel, however, decreased by seven percent year-on-year, meaning that the strong growth in international traffic offset the decline in the domestic market.
At Swedavia’s regional airports, traffic developments varied during October. Kiruna Airport and Luleå Airport continued to show strong performance in the domestic market. Kiruna Airport increased total passenger volumes by eight percent compared with the previous year, while Luleå Airport reached the same total traffic level as before the pandemic.
Visby Airport, together with Kiruna, recorded the strongest growth among the regional airports. Total passenger traffic at Visby increased by nine percent compared with October 2025, driven by strong growth in domestic travel. Malmö Airport also showed positive development, with total traffic increasing by twelve percent year-on-year, primarily due to growing international traffic.
| Swedavia - Passenger October 2026 | |||||||||
| Airport | International | Domestics | Total | ||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | 2019 | 2026 | 2025 | 2019 | 2026 | 2025 | 2019 | |
| Göteborg Landvetter Airport | 482 501 | 6% | 1% | 46 689 | -7% | -59% | 529 190 | 4% | -10% |
| Kiruna Airport | 0 | -100% | 16 240 | 9% | 1% | 16 240 | 8% | 1% | |
| Luleå Airport | 2 685 | 274% | -48% | 100 240 | -1% | 2% | 102 925 | 1% | 0% |
| Malmö Airport | 53 968 | 24% | -28% | 33 510 | -3% | -68% | 87 478 | 12% | -51% |
| Ronneby Airport | 0 | -100% | 10 309 | -7% | -50% | 10 309 | -8% | -50% | |
| Stockholm Arlanda Airport | 1 858 425 | 2% | 4% | 371 556 | -8% | -19% | 2 229 981 | 0% | -1% |
| Bromma Stockholm Airport | 574 | 545% | -98% | 13 813 | 380% | -92% | 14 387 | 385% | -93% |
| Umeå Airport | 3 362 | 178% | -44% | 70 114 | -5% | -19% | 73 476 | -2% | -20% |
| Visby Airport | 174 | -83% | -89% | 24 300 | 13% | -29% | 24 474 | 9% | -31% |
| Åre Östersund Airport | 1 751 | -1% | 18% | 22 752 | -2% | -39% | 24 503 | -2% | -37% |
| Total | 2 403 440 | 3% | 1% | 709 523 | -4% | -38% | 3 112 963 | 2% | -12% |
New routes in the Winter Programme 2026/2027
Stockholm Arlanda Airport
- Arlanda–Hurghada, Air Cairo
- Arlanda–Cairo, Air Cairo
- Arlanda–Cairo, EgyptAir
- Arlanda–Turku, Finnair
- Arlanda–Rabat, Ryanair
- Arlanda–Shanghai, China Eastern
- Arlanda–Bergen, Finnair
- Arlanda–Stavanger, Finnair
- Arlanda–Wrocław, Ryanair
- Arlanda–Warsaw Modlin, Ryanair
- Arlanda–Madrid, SAS
- Arlanda–Bucharest, Wizz Air
Göteborg Landvetter Airport
- Landvetter–Abu Dhabi, Etihad Airways
- Landvetter–Riga, Norwegian
- Landvetter–Budapest, Ryanair
Malmö Airport
- Malmö–Pristina, Wizz Air
- Malmö–London Stansted, Ryanair
- Malmö–Podgorica, Wizz Air
- Malmö–Stockholm Bromma, Skåne Aviation