Air Transport Competitiveness in Sweden

​Main Industry Priorities

• Avoid (reduce) existing green taxation
• Change the negative perception of the general public where the industry is perceived as a polluting cash-cow which can be taxed and charged as government see fit
• Prepare for introduction of new and cleaner technologies, such as hybrid and electrical aviation
• Achieve effective ground infrastructure
• Avoid capacity constraints at Arlanda airport [FKA] and ensure sufficient airport capacity in urban regions as well as improved connectivity within the country and to third states (connect Sweden).
• Airspace: ensure efficient and non-discriminatory usage of airspace and ensure that introduction of new technology is properly anchored with the paying industry.
• Improve consultation processes at SWEDAVIA airports according to existing regulation
• Justify the level of airport charges
  

Other Key Priorities

• Promote global MBM-CORSIA
• Raise the profile of Sustainable Aviation Fuels
  

Policy Recommendations

• Abolish or reduce the Aviation tax, known as the Environmental tax and promote implementation of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as a tool to decrease carbon emissions in Sweden
• Promote the avialability of renewable aviation fuels and engage in development of new and cleaner technologies
• Align airport charges process with international best practice in order to ensure efficient consultation and transparent, fair, and cost-related charges
• Ensure that further intrastructure investments, both on the ground and in the air, are cost-efficient and developed in consultation with users.