Swedavia’s traffic statistics for September 2026: Continued growth in international travel – domestic travel held back by limited supply
2026-10-06, kl. 10:58
Demand for air travel continued to increase in September. In total, just under 3.2 million passengers travelled through Swedavia’s ten airports, an increase of just over two per cent compared with September 2025. International travel increased by three per cent, while domestic travel was largely unchanged compared with the previous year.
The development was primarily driven by continued growth in international travel within Europe. Overall, international travel increased by three per cent compared with September last year. At the same time, domestic travel was almost on a par with last year, declining by just under one per cent. Supply in the domestic market decreased at a faster pace than demand, contributing to higher load factors. Among the largest domestic markets, Gothenburg is now the only market where there is no competition.
Despite the uncertain global environment, demand for travel has remained relatively stable so far. Looking ahead to the winter season, uncertainty is increasing, with rising oil prices and higher cost levels potentially affecting both demand and capacity in the market.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport, Sweden’s largest airport, had just under 2.3 million passengers in September. Total passenger traffic increased by just under two per cent compared with the same month last year. International travel increased by just over three per cent to just under 1.9 million passengers, while domestic travel decreased by just under five per cent to just under 380,000 passengers.
Göteborg Landvetter Airport, Sweden’s second-largest airport, had just over 530,000 passengers in September. This represented largely unchanged passenger traffic compared with September last year. International travel increased by just over one per cent to just over 482,000 passengers, while domestic travel decreased by just under eight per cent to just over 48,000 passengers.
Swedavia’s other airports showed positive development during September. Visby Airport recorded the strongest percentage growth during the month, with an increase of just under twelve per cent compared with the corresponding month in 2025. The development at Visby was driven by increased domestic travel. Ronneby Airport, Åre Östersund Airport and Malmö Airport also developed positively, with increases of just over eight, seven and just under six per cent, respectively, compared with September last year.
Bromma Stockholm Airport had a total of just over 14,600 passengers in September, corresponding to approximately seven per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2019.