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January 27, 2026

Ryanair expands air traffic in Skellefteå

In the spring of 2024, the airline Ryanair started a flight between Skellefteå and the Polish city of Gdansk. Since its launch, the flight has been a success with over 50,000 passengers and interest is steadily increasing. Therefore, Ryanair has now decided to increase the number of departures with
50 percent, from today's two to three departures per week.

In March 2024, the Irish airline Ryanair opened a flight between Skellefteå and the Polish port city of Gdansk. The flight became the first international year-round route to northern Sweden since the pandemic years. Since its launch, the route has attracted many Polish and Swedish travelers and interest continues to grow.
Ryanair has therefore decided to increase the number of flights from the current two to three per week. The increase represents a 50 percent increase in capacity, with the number of seats per week increasing from 756 to 1,134. The new three-weekly schedule will start on 3 June 2026 and continue throughout the summer programme until October 2026.

We see that more and more Poles are choosing to travel to Skellefteå for summer and winter experiences. We have both magical midnight lights and spectacular northern lights to offer our Polish guests, which is appreciated. The cooperation between tour operators in both countries is developing and the product range is increasing, and therefore the increased air traffic is very welcome, says Maria Broman, CEO of Visit Skellefteå.

If the positive development continues, Skellefteå Airport sees great opportunities for more flight routes and destinations to and from Skellefteå.

Skellefteå and northern Sweden need good accessibility to the outside world and the outside world needs good accessibility to us. The announcement that Ryanair is increasing air traffic by 50 percent is very pleasing for the business community, residents and the tourism industry and is proof that international direct routes are successful to and from Skellefteå, so hopefully there will be more in the future, says Robert Lindberg, CEO of Skellefteå Airport.

The trips can be booked at www.ryanair.com