Charter service from Stockholm Skavsta
Published: 08 October 2005
Fritidsresor (TUI Nordic), Sweden´s largest tour operator, increase their program with four destinations from Stockholm Skavsta Airport summer 2006.
Fritidsresor (TUI Nordic), Sweden´s largest tour operator, increase their program with four destinations from Stockholm Skavsta Airport summer 2006.
Majorca, Crete, Bulgaria and Turkey are the destinations. Free parking, special in-check for families and no flight surcharge are some of the benefits of the mutual accomplishment.
- Finally! This is a breakthrough for the charter service that we have been waiting for, says Dot Gade Kulovuori, MD of Stockholm Skavsta Airport. All alongall we have seen the potential of charter tours. It is fantastic that Sweden´s largest tour operator has chosen Stockholm Skavsta Airport. All families with children will have their own check-in.
The director of TUI Nordic in Sweden, Christian Clemens, points out that Skavsta is an important regional venture and a further widening of their program. After the main airports, Skavsta will become the fourth largest airport for the company, which will also open a new travel shop in the region.
- A family with two children will save up to SEK 2500 by choosing Skavsta, says Christian Clemens.
- With our 12,000 passengers within the summer program, we will save six million SEK for the people in the region of Mälardalen.
Together with the new travel shop, the Skavsta operation -means an investment for TUI Nordic of SEK 25 million.
The TUI Nordic tour program from Skavsta summer 2006:
- Bulgaria, Wednesdays 7/6-20/9 (Bulgarian Air Charter)
- Crete Thursdays 25/5-12/10 (EuroCypria)
- Majorca, Fridays 26/5-13/10 (Air Europa)
- Antalya Turkey, Saturdays 20/5-14/10 (Sun Expressen)
Stockholm Skavsta Airport is today the third largest airport in Sweden in passenger traffic and air cargo. There are now 15 destinations operated from the airport. 2005 the number of passengers is calculated to approximately 1.7 million travellers. Stockholm Skavsta Airport - the only Swedish airport put under private ownership, is situated one hour by car south of Stockholm. Summer 1998 the airport was acquired by the English airport company TBI, which owns airports in Cardiff, Belfast, Luton and Sanford Orlando for example. Since January 2005, TBI is owned by the Spanish company ACDL. More information at www.skavsta.se
TUI Nordic offer holidays from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The main operator Fritidsresor/Star Tour/Finnmatkat, is the Nordic region's largest tour operator. The Group also provides holidays through TEMA, Sportresor and Grand Tours. Also included in the Group is the charter airline, Britannia Nordic. The number of travellers from the Nordic region with TUI Nordic was 1.26 million 2004 and the net turnover was SEK 7.5 billion. Since 2000, TUI Nordic has been part of TUI AG, Europe's leading group within travel and travel related services. TUI AG's tour operators have a market share of more than 37 percent of the European tourist market.
More information at www.fritidsresor.se
For further information, please call Dot Gade Kulovuori, MD Stockholm Skavsta Airport tel: +46 (0)155 280445 or +46 (0)70 7495149, or Marie Malmros at Fritidsresor´s Information service tel +46 (0)8 7207479 or +46 (0)70 7467196.