Air Travel Rises 5% in
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Air Travel Rises 5% in August as Swedavia Airports See Growth

Air travel continues to attract more travelers. In August, travel increased by five percent compared to the same period last year, shows new statistics from Swedavia.

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In total, almost 3.3 million passengers traveled through Swedavia's airports during the month. The increase was roughly the same in domestic as in international traffic.

The most passengers, 2.4 million, traveled to and from Arlanda outside Stockholm, which accounted for the largest increase, 8 percent, compared to August last year. International travel from the country's largest airport increased by 5 percent, domestic travel by 32 percent.

The next most, 544,000 passengers, traveled via Landvetter.

During the summer, 22 new air lines have been opened at Swedavia's airports, of which 15 from Arlanda, six from Landvetter and one from Bromma.

Among the new airlines are Japanese ANA, Romanian Animawings and Turkish AJet.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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