In February, 1.1 million passengers travelled via Stockholm-Arlanda. The number of international passengers was 835,000 (2%) and the number of domestic passengers was 324,000 (3%).
"After a period of decline in the wake of the financial crisis and recession, we are now seeing clear signs that the economy has turned. There is now confidence about the future in the market and so we are seeing increased demand for air travel," says Anders Bredfell, Press Relations Manager at Stockholm-Arlanda Airport.
February 2010 was a month with very difficult conditions for ground traffic, with recurring delays as a result.
"Obviously, air travel can also be affected by weather problems, but still we have only three kilometres of runway to keep clear compared to thousands of kilometres of roads and railways. We really only have problems when the snow is falling but that usually does not result in any subsequent major delays."
On-time performance at Stockholm-Arlanda in February was 82 per cent for domestic departures and 73 per cent for international departures. These figures thus show that roughly eight out of ten domestic flights took off within 15 minutes of their scheduled time and three out of four international flights.
"Delay statistics indicate quite clearly that air travel is a reliable form of transport in difficult weather conditions as well," Bredfell adds.
For further information, please contact:
Anders Bredfell, Press Relations Officer, LFV Stockholm-Arlanda, 0708-91 64 01