Swedavia strengthens its collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières
Swedavia is expanding its long-standing collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières through enhanced collection at the airports. Forty new collection bins for PET bottles and returnable cans have been placed in passenger areas at Sweden’s largest airport, Stockholm Arlanda Airport. For several years, Swedavia has had a cooperation agreement with Médecins Sans Frontières regarding the collection […]
Lufthansa Cargo to establish Swedish HQ at Stockholm Arlanda
Lufthansa Cargo is moving its Swedish headquarters to Swedavia’s newly-built Office One complex at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. The building was constructed to high environmental standards and was recently honoured when Swedavia was named Property Owner of the Year by the Sweden Green Building Council. Swedavia and Lufthansa Cargo have signed a four-year lease for some […]
Swedavia sells share in Landvetter Logistik Center
Swedavia has sold its 50% holding in Landvetter Logistik Center, making a capital gain of around 100 million kronor. Bockasjö, which already owns half of the shares has bought the Swedish airport operator’s share, with the transfer happening on 13 September. Landvetter Logistik Center was formed in 2015 by Swedavia and Bockasjö to develop logistics […]
PostNord to establish Gothenburg airport logistics centre
Landvetter Logistik Center has signed an agreement with PostNord to establish a logistics centre at Airport City Göteborg. PostNord, the holding company of Swedish postal operator Posten and its Danish counterpart Post Danmark will lease the entire property from the property developer jointly owned by Bockasjö and Swedavia. The first phase of the project at […]
Sweden is still the most trade friendly nation in the world
Growth may have slowed from double-digit to single figures but Swedavia’s airports are still performing well, according to director of cargo, Ylva Arvidsson. Across Swedavia’s main airports, growth was 2% with Stockholm Arlanda up 4.3% in 2018. This year has got off to a slow start though March numbers were promising. Arvidsson says growth in […]
Qatar Airways to add Gothenburg to its network
Qatar Airways will start flying between Gothenburg and Doha in December, providing export opportunities for companies in western Sweden. The five times a week flights will be launched on 12 December using a Boeing 787, providing belly hold cargo capacity for exports heading to destinations across Asia and Africa. Gothenburg Landvetter Airport is operated by […]
Network expansion helps Arlanda rise at double digit rates
Cargo volumes have increased 10.6 per cent in the first half of 2017 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport with intercontinental contributing to the growth, Swedavia cargo director, Ylva Arvidsson tells Air Cargo Week. She says the cargo business is “doing great” and cargo capacity continues to expand with Singapore Airlines launching direct Stockholm – Singapore flights […]
Sister airport agreement for Stockholm Arlanda and Beijing Capital
Swedavia and Capital Airports Holding (CAH) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a sister airport agreement between Stockholm Arlanda Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport. The agreement is designed to share knowledge and best practice between Arlanda and Beijing and strengthen links between Sweden and China. It was signed on 24 February […]