Swedavia increases passengers and revenues in 1Q2022 but losses still heavy and new threats emerge

Sweden is the most environmentally aware country in the world and has its own, internationally recognisable ambassador for the cause.

Aviation has been targeted for some years by way of taxes, as one might expect, and passenger numbers were falling before the coronavirus pandemic.

But the aviation sector is emerging from the pandemic in better shape there in Sweden than anticipated, the initial recovery led by air travel from remote northern regions where there is no other choice. Four times the number of passengers travelled in 1Q2022 compared to the previous year.

Financially, the recovery is slower, and while environmental resistance to the resumption of air travel is muted for now, the sector faces more tests in the immediate future.