Articles Tagged ‘BMA’

Swedish seats soar by 64% over past 10 years; foreign flights lead growth, Germany is top international destination in S18

Swedish seats soar by 64% over past 10 years; foreign flights lead growth, Germany is top international destination in S18

There are 51.22 million two-way seats scheduled on flights serving Swedish airports in 2018, 2.7% more than last year. The Nordic nation has seen a 64% jump in available seats since 2009. Nick Preston takes a look at the main drivers of this growth, including Sweden’s leading airlines, airports and routes.

Nordic countries see a 32% rise in seat capacity between 2010 and 2017; Faroe Islands demand picking up pace

Nordic countries see a 32% rise in seat capacity between 2010 and 2017; Faroe Islands demand picking up pace

The Nordic countries are made-up of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, plus Greenland and Faroe Islands which are constituent countries within the Kingdom of Denmark. Last year the group combined were home to 112.87 million departing seats, up 4.0% on 2016. Jonathan Ford investigates. 

Stockholm-Stuttgart is "Skyscanner Unserved Route of the Week” ‒ 110,000 annual searches, "no-brainer" for germanwings

Stockholm-Stuttgart is “Skyscanner Unserved Route of the Week” ‒ 110,000 annual searches, “no-brainer” for germanwings

Skyscanner’s Travel Insight software has revealed that 115,000 potential passengers in the last 12 months hunted for flights between Stockholm and Stuttgart ‒ but the route is unserved! germanwings should use this business route to complement its new leisure service to Pisa in S17 from Stuttgart.


Finnair’s scheduled traffic grows 65% in five years; surpasses one million monthly passengers; Iceland is next country market

Finnair’s scheduled traffic grows 65% in five years; surpasses one million monthly passengers; Iceland is next country market

During the past year, Finnair has welcomed 13 new airports to its route map. As well as this, the carrier became the first European A350 operator, and June 2016 was the first time in recent history that the airline managed the feat of carrying one million scheduled passengers in a month. anna.aero looks in further detail at traffic […]

Double celebrations from two Arch of Triumph winners

Double celebrations from two Arch of Triumph winners

It’s a busy week – not only do we have pictures of Arch of Triumph winning airports from far-flung places like Suriname and Australia, but we have 10 FTWA entries from nine different countries. You may need to ‘calm down, calm down’ when you find out this week’s winner.

airBaltic commences seven routes

airBaltic commences seven routes

airBaltic commences seven new routes across Europe from its Riga and Vilnius bases – becomes the first airline to fly to Radom in Poland.


Passenger growth slows in Lithuania; Ryanair still #1 carrier

Passenger growth slows in Lithuania; Ryanair still #1 carrier

In 2014, over 3.8 million passengers passed through the three commercial airports of Lithuania, a record for the country, yet it also witnessed one of the slowest growth rates of recent years. anna.aero investigates why growth has slowed down in Lithuania, and looks to see how the airline network has changed over the past 12 […]

Air Lituanica starts Stockholm Bromma route

Air Lituanica starts Stockholm Bromma route

Air Lituanica now links Vilnius to Stockholm Bromma with 10 weekly flights, using ATR 42-500s.

Tallinn Airport sees growth of 2.1% so far in 2014; Estonian Air adds Tallinn-Stockholm Bromma

Tallinn Airport sees growth of 2.1% so far in 2014; Estonian Air adds Tallinn-Stockholm Bromma

Gateway to the capital of Estonia, Tallinn Airport handled close to two million passengers last year. With a total of 13 airlines operating from the airport, anna.aero investigates the airport’s recent activity and reveals how dominant Estonian Air is this October.


Estonian Air adds second route to Stockholm

Estonian Air adds second route to Stockholm

Estonian Air starts 10 weekly flights from Tallinn to Stockholm Bromma, using leased metal from DOT LT..

Sydney receives its first ‘Arch of Triumph’ award at World Routes in Chicago

Sydney receives its first ‘Arch of Triumph’ award at World Routes in Chicago

All seven of the FTWAs which have been submitted this week have come from new entrants to the ‘Arch of Triumph’ competition. Will one of these ‘newbies’ mount a serious challenge to the industry marketing heavyweights which currently boss this competition? Find out here if they step-up or buckle under the pressure…a bit like American […]

Malmo Aviation launched two new routes to Visby and Östersund

Malmo Aviation launched two new routes to Visby and Östersund

Malmö Aviation introduces year-round Malmö Airport to Visby Airport as well as services from Stockholm Bromma Airport to Östersund Airport.