{"id":828,"date":"2023-04-05T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T07:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/stark-start-for-skelleftea-airport-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T05:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T05:05:21","slug":"strong-start-for-skelleftea-airport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skellefteaairport.se\/en\/strong-start-for-skelleftea-airport-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Strong start for Skellefte\u00e5 Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>During the month of March, a total of 28,852 travelers traveled to or from Skellefte\u00e5 Airport.<br \/>\nThat is 7,589 (+35.7 percent) more than last year but also 2,314 (+8.7 percent) more than in 2019, which was the last comparable normal year before the corona pandemic.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Skellefte\u00e5 Airport is one of the airports in Sweden that has recovered the fastest after the corona pandemic. Now that the traffic figures for March have been presented, they show that the airport&#039;s strong development continues.<br \/>\n27,388 people traveled domestically to or from Skellefte\u00e5 during the month of March. This is an increase of 6,509 people or +31.2 percent compared to 2022.<br \/>\nIf compared to 2019, which was the last normal year before the corona pandemic, the number of travelers increased by 2,123 people or +8.4 percent.<br \/>\nInternational travel has also increased, mainly through more charter flights. This means that the total number of passengers amounted to 28,852 people, which is an increase of<br \/>\n+7,589 (+35.7 percent) compared to last year and +2,314 (+8.7 percent) more than in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Starting with the summer program, which started at the end of March, there has also been an expansion and certain adjustments to the traffic offer.<br \/>\nSAS has significantly increased the number of flights and operates the Skellefte\u00e5 \u2013 Stockholm route with up to five daily departures.<br \/>\nRyanair has increased the number of departures from three to five per week and the airline BRA has adapted its schedule more to local needs with arrivals and departures every Thursday and Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 We are very grateful for the rapid recovery. The Skellefte\u00e5 region is in an expansive phase with many investment projects and our mission is to help the region&#039;s companies and residents get good air communications. 2023 is currently looking very positive with expansions in both domestic and international traffic, says Robert Lindberg, CEO of Skellefte\u00e5 Airport.<\/p>\n<h3>For more information:<\/h3>\n<p>Robert Lindberg<br \/>\nCEO<br \/>\nSkelleftea Airport<br \/>\n+46 70\u00a0551 70 75<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:robert.lindberg@sft.se\">robert.lindberg@sft.se<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under mars m\u00e5nad reste totalt 28\u00a0852 resen\u00e4rer till eller fr\u00e5n Skellefte\u00e5 Airport. Det \u00e4r 7\u00a0589 (+35,7 procent) fler \u00e4n under fjol\u00e5ret men ocks\u00e5 2\u00a0314 (+8,7 procent) fler \u00e4n under 2019 som var det senaste j\u00e4mf\u00f6rbara normal\u00e5ret f\u00f6re coronapandemin. &nbsp; Skellefte\u00e5 Airport \u00e4r en av de flygplatser i Sverige som snabbast \u00e5terh\u00e4mtat sig efter coronapandemin. 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