We wish everyone a great week and, as usual, start the week with travel news. This week the focus is on Easter: airport queues for Easter travel, snow availability in the mountains and Easter holiday activities in museums and parks. Stay tuned!
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Croatia Airlines launches direct route to Split this summer
Croatian airline Croatia Airlines is responding to the demand for sun holidays and is returning to Stockholm Arlanda Airport after a break with a new direct route to the popular holiday destination. Split during the summer season. Starting on 10 June, the company will operate the route between Stockholm and Split twice a week until the end of September.
Long waiting times at security checks at Arlanda airport
Due to increased travel pressure before the weekend and staffing shortages in the security checkpoints in Terminal 5, there were long waiting times to pass through the security checkpoint at Arlanda on Friday. Before and during the Easter weekend, many people will be travelling by air and great pressure is expected. Swedavia regrets the situation and we want to urge all travellers to be out in extra good time, stay updated via websites and apps and check in online when possible.
Tallink does not run Stockholm-Riga in 2022 and Isabelle becomes a refugee centre
Tallink Grupp has signed an agreement with the Estonian social security authority to lease the vessel Isabelle as temporary refugee accommodation. The vessel is initially chartered for four months by the Estonian authorities, which can be extended. The lease means that the company will not reopen the Riga-Stockholm route on 3 June 2022, as announced at the end of March. The company sincerely apologises to Latvian and Swedish customers who have been waiting for the reopening.
Skånes Djurpark invests millions in dinosaurs
Skånes Djurpark celebrates its 70th anniversary and invests SEK 14 million in the park. This summer, the big new attraction 'Dinosaurs' opens. The attraction is built in a new area of the park and covers a 3,000 square metre forest area. The new overnight concept "Dino Camp" is also being introduced as a development of the success of staying overnight among the animals in the park. Skånes Djurpark opened for the season on 9 April and the dinosaur experience is expected to open in June.
Plenty of snow and many ski slopes open for Easter
Swedish ski resorts report good conditions for Easter, from Branäs in Värmland to Riksgränsen in the north. Despite the late Easter, around sixty ski centres are open. "Now is the best time, what is popularly known as the fifth season. Snow, Easter holidays, long days and sunshine mean great spring skiing for both adults and children", says Titti Rodling, CEO of SLAO, the Swedish Ski Resorts Organisation.
Easter holiday activities around Sweden
During Easter week, family activities are organised at many museums and parks around the country. Here is a selection of the week's press releases:
- Gothenburg Opera has an open house on 12 April with family activities. From 8 to 23 April there are creative days.
- Kolmården celebrates Easter for 12 days with Teddy's egg hunt, the Easter Bunny in Carrot Land, a new show and more.
- National Museum of Natural History in Stockholm is organising family activities from 9-18 April, including bird ringing and escape rooms.
- Skåne Zoo offers an egg hunt during Easter week, a petition for the new foxes and more.
- Tjolöholm Castle is open from 11-18 April, and includes an Easter egg hunt, rabbit jumping and 19th century Easter celebrations.
Reflection of the week
The long queues at security checkpoints are annoying! You'd rather they find ways to solve it than give you warnings. If you get to the airport in good time, you shouldn't have to risk missing your flight!
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Ditte says:
If you book "fast track", it goes quickly through the security check at Arlanda. At least it has done so in recent days. 😀 (sometimes it is also included in the ticket price).
Have many friends who have travelled and used it now
11 April 2022 - 9:58
Ditte says:
Personally, we always use it and a couple of hundred extra is definitely worth it to avoid long queues. Recommended. But if everyone chooses it, it can get very congested.
11 April 2022 - 20:28
Helena says:
That's a good tip, but isn't that something that applies when you have certain benefits (like certain cards)? As you say, it would be tricky if everyone took fast track 😉.
12 April 2022 - 5:51
BP says:
Read about the chaos at Arlanda on the internet. They blamed understaffing at the security checkpoint. It was not clear whether it was due to illness or staff being laid off during the pandemic. Yes, such queues make people hesitate to travel abroad by air. Not so much the waiting time, perhaps, but certainly all the people crowded into a small space, which equals a perfect breeding ground for Covid.
11 April 2022 - 19:21
Helena says:
Yes, they had their reasons. But it does not feel good if you have booked a trip and are there on time. Missing a flight is not fun ...
12 April 2022 - 5:53
Maria/emjis.se says:
Good thing we're not going to Arlanda in Easter! We take the broom as usual... 🤪.
We wish you a great week!
12 April 2022 - 12:00