Stockholm-Arlanda Airport's press room

Press releases

• Jumbo jet being moving to airport entrance [2008-08-20 02:15] Press invitation The world’s first hostel inside a real Boeing 747-200 aircraft will open at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in December. On Thursday, August 28 the jumbo jet will be moved to the airport entrance, where it will be refurbished to provide an unconventional accommodation experience. The Jumbo Hostel will become a new Stockholm-Arlanda landmark.

• EasyJet to expand its Swedish market venture

  [2008-07-16 10:16]

  Beginning on October 27, easyJet will offer five departures a week to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport from Geneva International Airport.

• Foreign tourists a major source of income

  [2008-07-15 09:54]

  During the first half, the export value of the Swedish hospitality industry was SEK 42 billion. This was an increase of 17 per cent compared to the year-earlier period. The full-year forecast for 2008 is nearly a hundred billion kronor, according to the Arlanda Visitor Index.

• Japanese charter flight at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2008-07-09 03:53]

  A Japanese chartered Boeing 747-400 landed yesterday, July 8, at Stockholm-Arlanda. Japan Airlines International (JAL) is flying between Japan and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport this summer. This will initially be a brief test series of charter flights for Japanese tourists, but LFV has hopes of a permanent non-stop route.

• More people flew during the first half of 2008

  [2008-07-07 02:00]

  The number of international passengers at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport increased by eight per cent during the first six months of 2008 compared to the same period last year. Meanwhile domestic passenger numbers rose by two per cent.
  

• Stockholm-Arlanda ready for hundreds of dogs

  [2008-07-01 11:27]

  It will be the week of the dog at Stockholm-Arlanda. Between 500 and 1,500 dogs are expected to pass through the airport in conjunction with the World Dog Show 2008. More than 20,000 dogs from 57 countries are registered as participants. The airport has engaged the services of dog greeters and built special dog toilets featuring real lawns.

• easyJet to Stockholm-Arlanda this autumn

  [2008-06-24 12:27]

  This is a press release from easyJet in LFV’s unofficial translation.

  On June 19 easyJet, Europe’s largest low fare airline, announced its venture into the Swedish market.

• Stockholm-Arlanda domestic and international traffic up in May

  [2008-06-10 03:22]

  The number of passengers at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport increased by nine per cent in May, compared to the same month last year. A total of 1,711,759 people chose to travel via Stockholm-Arlanda during the month.

• Record number of non-stop flights to US and China

  [2008-06-04 08:19]

  Today, June 4, Delta Air Lines is starting service on the Atlanta-Stockholm route with flights six days a week. Altogether, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport can offer 36 non-stop departures to the United States every week, which is a new record.

  The airport is also offering a record number of departures to China, ten per week.

• New cargo terminal to be built at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2008-05-23 12:24]

  Air cargo is continuing to grow at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. An additional terminal will now be built as Netherlands-based AST holding expands its operations in Sweden. The terminal will be 5,700 square metres in size. Another 30 jobs will be created and transport services will become more environmentally friendly.

• More green approaches now possible

  [2008-05-09 03:55]

  Stockholm-Arlanda Airport’s green approaches are now going into more regular service. What was previously a trial project has now been approved, opening the way for all airlines to use green approaches when landing at Stockholm-Arlanda. The number of green approaches is thus expected to increase from 10 to 30 per day. For the time being, such approaches may only be used during off-peak traffic.

• Stockholm-Arlanda showing art film in Terminal 5

  [2008-05-08 12:29]

  Art and design are providing unconventional experiences at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. During the spring, the video installation Parachute by Emma Kihl is being shown in Terminal 5.

• Stockholm Access has resulted in more international air routes

  [2008-04-15 09:40]

  In recent years the number of guest nights in Stockholm and Sweden and the number of air routes to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport have increased significantly. These successes are connected to the Stockholm Access project, a partnership that began in 2004 with the aim of making Stockholm and Sweden more attractive for international air routes.

• Non-stop flights between Japan and Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2008-04-11 12:07]

  Japan Airlines International (JAL) will fly between Japan and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport this summer. It will begin with a brief test series of charter flights for Japanese tourists. But there are hopes of a non-stop route.

• New airline will fly to Vilnius

  [2008-04-04 06:06]

  Lithuanian Airlines will begin service between Stockholm-Arlanda and Vilnius. The airline will offer three departures each week starting on June 16.
  

• 20 new air routes at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2008-04-02 01:25]

  More and more people are choosing to fly. During the spring and summer, 20 new routes will go into service from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport − most of them with a low fare profile and targeted mainly to leisure travellers.

• “Clean” cars get better parking at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2008-04-02 01:21]

  Environmentally “clean” cars are now being offered parking spaces with the best locations at Stockholm-Arlanda. These spaces are available only to clean cars.

• Air coaches choose rapeseed in their tanks – total transition to biofuel within three years

  [2008-03-17 09:12]

  This is a press release from Flygbussarna Airport Coaches

  Flygbussarna Airport Coaches is making major environmental investments. In partnership with Volvo Buses, the company is now beginning a project to adapt all its buses to run on pure biofuel. “We don’t want to talk about the environment; we want to do something concrete to reduce the fossil emissions of ground transport to and from airports,” says Mikael Bergkvist, CEO of Flygbussarna Airport Coaches.
  

• New airline on the route to Vienna

  [2008-03-13 04:03]

  This is a press release from the airline Niki.
  Niki is now expanding its City Shuttle route network and flying six times a week from Stockholm-Arlanda to Vienna starting on May 1, 2008.
  

• Stockholm-Arlanda air cargo praised

  [2008-03-11 01:05]

  Air cargo at Stockholm-Arlanda is performing well. The magazine Air Cargo World ranks the airport as one of Europe’s best in this field. Last year air cargo volume increased by 19 per cent. The cargo flight schedule at Stockholm-Arlanda is expanding and airlines are opening their own cargo offices at the airport.

• More people flew in February

  [2008-03-06 10:45]

  Aviation in Stockholm had another strong month during February. The number of passengers taking international flights at Stockholm-Arlanda and Stockholm-Bromma increased by 15 per cent and domestic passengers by two per cent.

• Towards greener aviation

  [2008-03-06 10:13]

  Aviation is becoming more and more environmentally sound. Today the LFV Group, its Air Navigation Services (ANS) Division and Stockholm-Arlanda Airport − together with SAS Sweden − are presenting new environmental targets.

• International travel continues upward

  [2008-02-06 01:31]

  The number of international passengers rose by ten per cent at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in January, compared to the same month of 2007. Thailand and Egypt are popular winter destinations.

• Travellers give their views of Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2008-02-04 08:25]

  On January 31, the first panel of travellers at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport met. The purpose was to gather opinions and ideas about how the airport can improve its services and become more efficient. “We are here for travellers, so their opinions are important as we further develop the airport,” says Peter Bohman, Terminal Manager, LFV Arlanda.

• "The Green Party is wrong about domestic aviation"

  [2008-01-13 03:22]

  This is a press release from the Swedish Aviation Society, an industry organisation of which LFV is a member. LFV is the State enterprise that operates Sweden’s major airports.

  In its proposal to the Swedish Parliament’s Climate Committee, which presented its report yesterday, the Green Party of Sweden proposed that Swedish domestic aviation south of Sundsvall should be discontinued. Such a step would have little effect on overall Swedish carbon dioxide emissions but would cause major impediments to accessibility in a large, thinly populated country like Sweden.

• Heavy demand for international flights in 2007

  [2008-01-08 12:11]

  The number of passengers to and from Stockholm’s two major airports, Stockholm-Arlanda and Stockholm-Bromma, rose by three percent during 2007 compared to 2006. International travel increased by five per cent, while Swedish domestic travel decreased by two per cent.

• Foreign visitors worth SEK 80 billion in 2007

  [2008-01-08 12:02]

  For the first time, the export value of the Swedish hospitality industry exceeded SEK 80 billion during a single year, according to the 2007 Arlanda Visitor Index. This represented an upturn of six per cent or SEK 4.6 billion in annual hospitality industry revenue.

• City Mission’s Givomat premieres at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2007-12-19 09:15]

  On December 19, the Stockholm City Mission and LFV began a unique collaboration by installing the City Mission’s Givomat at Stockholm-Arlanda − the first such machine installed in Sweden.

• Sweden’s tourism revenue keeps growing in November

  [2007-12-11 02:32]

  November was yet another in a series of strong tourism months in Sweden. The Arlanda Visitor Index shows an export value of SEK 5 billion for the month.

• LFV is making green approaches permanent

  [2007-12-08 10:30]

  A second aircraft manufacturer will now begin testing green approaches to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Airbus will partner with LFV and SAS International to test a concept that saves fuel, reduces environmental pollution and saves money − and does this so successfully that LFV is now making it a permanent practice.

• More people choosing to fly to and from Stockholm

  [2007-12-05 10:00]

  Air travel to Stockholm-Arlanda and Stockholm-Bromma Airports rose by five per cent in November, compared to the same month last year. International traffic increased by ten per cent, while domestic traffic decreased by three per cent.

• LFV Stockholm-Arlanda applying for new environmental permit

  [2007-11-30 03:00]

  LFV Stockholm-Arlanda will apply for a new environmental permit for the airport’s operations. The existing permit is difficult to understand and contains different conditions that sometime do not match each other. In addition, aviation emissions are in the process of being brought into the European Union Emission Trading Scheme and should thus not be part of the airport’s local permit conditions.

• Curved approach past Upplands Väsby within ten years

  [2007-11-29 04:16]

  Aircraft may continue to approach Runway 3 from the south for ten more years, until 2018. By then, there should be new navigation technology that will enable them to avoid flying over central Upplands Väsby, according to a ruling by the Environmental Court today, November 29.

• Sweden’s tourism revenue continues to grow

  [2007-11-26 08:46]

  Sweden is becoming more and more attractive as a tourist country, according to the Arlanda Visitor Index, which estimates the country’s October income from the tourist and hospitality industry at SEK 6.5 billion.

• Long-haul flights increase at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2007-11-07 08:57]

  The number of international passengers continued to increase at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport in October, compared to the same month last year. Travel to long-haul destinations showed especially large growth.

• Biggest hospitality industry collaboration among major Swedish cities

  [2007-10-11 11:40]

  Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö have now developed a joint marketing concept together with VisitSweden and LFV to attract more international travellers to the country’s three largest urban areas. This represents the biggest-ever project to promote “city break” trips to Sweden.

• More passengers and higher tourism revenue

  [2007-10-08 12:00]

  The number of international passengers to and from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport increased by eight per cent in September compared to September 2006. According to the Arlanda Index, Sweden’s tourism sector income rose by six per cent during the month.

• Nordic light for Arlanda passengers

  [2007-09-25 03:25]

  On Wednesday afternoon, September 26, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport is opening a 200 metre long sound and light experience in the passageway between Terminals 2 and 4. “A good example of how we can integrate art into the environment in a functional way,” says Karin Elver Renström, Design Manager, LFV Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.
• 1,800 green flights completed at Stockholm-Arlanda

  [2007-09-24 03:28]

  About 1,800 green flights have been implemented at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, with aircraft “coasting” from cruising altitude down to the runway. This means less fuel consumption, emissions and noise.

• Delta Air Lines to launch Atlanta-Stockholm service

  [2007-09-24 10:14]

  Delta Air Lines will launch a non-stop route between Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world’s largest airport. Delta will fly this route six times per week, starting on June 4, 2008.

• Innovative IT services boost aviation industry profitability

  [2007-09-24 08:12]

  The information technology company CSC has developed various services to reduce the aviation industry’s passenger and baggage management costs. These services are being displayed in the LFV stand at Routes 2007, a global aviation industry trade fair taking place at Stockholm International Fairs (Älvsjömässan) during September 24-27. Participating in Routes 2007 are representatives from 600 airports and 350 airlines. 
  
  (This is a CSC presser.)

• Press invitation: New Stockholm-US air route

  [2007-09-23 07:47]

  New non-stop Stockholm-US air route Another one of the world’s leading airlines has decided to begin flying to Stockholm. The air route, which is non-stop between Stockholm and the United States, will offer Swedish passengers a wide selection of onward connections.

• Press briefing on Green Approach

  [2007-09-21 11:08]

  At Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, Green Approach trials are under way. The technique enables radar control computers to communicate directly for the first time with an aircraft’s autopilot.
  This means that the approach can be calculated in detail and the aircraft can “coast” down to landing, thereby reducing noise and emissions while saving fuel and money.

• Stockholm hosting world’s largest aviation industry meeting

  [2007-09-21 11:06]

  Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and the City of Stockholm are welcoming representatives of the world’s airlines and airports to three intensive days during which new routes and destinations will hang in the balance. Routes 2007 will take place on September 23-25 at Stockholm International Fairs (Älvsjömässan).

• Arlanda Visitor Centre to open

  [2007-09-17 08:33]

  The Arlanda Visitor Centre will open at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport on September 21. The Centre will serve as a combined traffic information and tourist information office. It will also be an arena for the region to showcase what Stockholm and vicinity have to offer.

• Increased number of foreign tourists in August as well

  [2007-09-13 01:07]

  The “Arlanda Index” shows that the number of foreign tourists in Sweden remains at a steady high level. The increase in August was 2.7 per cent compared to the same month of 2006.

• The world’s airports and airlines gather for speed dating sessions in Stockholm

  [2007-09-13 01:03]

  Press invitation
  During September 23-25, representatives of 600 airports and 300 airlines will gather in Stockholm to explore mutual opportunities for new air routes. The whole exercise occurs in the form of ”speed dating” sessions, each lasting 20 minutes, during a two-day period.

• Increase in air cargo via Arlanda

  [2007-09-12 01:16]

  Air cargo via Stockholm-Arlanda increased by 26 per cent during the first half of 2007 compared to the year-earlier period. A total of 86,000 tonnes of cargo were handled at the airport during the first six months of this year.

• Sigtuna becomes a partner in the Arlanda Visitor Centre

  [2007-08-30 10:51]

  The Municipality of Sigtuna is committing funds to a new three-year collaborative venture with LFV Stockholm-Arlanda Airport. Sigtuna Turism AB will provide staff to contribute tourism-related expertise and work with other interested parties to develop the Arlanda Visitor Centre at Sweden’s largest airport, the Sigtuna Municipal Board decided on Monday evening, August 27.
  
  This is a press release from the Municipality of Sigtuna.

• Expansion not as expensive as Dagens Industri claims

  [2007-08-29 02:12]

  On Friday, August 24, Swedish business daily Dagens Industri wrote about Arlanda’s expansion. The airport plans to complete the building between Terminal 5 and Pier F that was “trimmed” due to the sharp downturn in finances and air traffic a few years ago, but the project does not involve the amounts stated in the newspaper. The correct figure is about SEK 300 million.