26/11/2024 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 26 November, the European Commission approved, under EU State aid rules, a Swedish €122.2 million (SEK 1.418 billion) measure to support Swedavia, the operator of 10 international and regional airports in Sweden. The aim of the measure is to compensate Swedavia for the damages suffered due to the Covid-19 pandemic, when Sweden introduced a number of restrictions that caused a drop in air traffic. In October 2020, Stockholm granted €215.5 million (SEK 2.5 billion) for the recapitalisation of Swedavia. Following exchanges with the Commission to calculate the amount of damages that Swedavia could be entitled to, Stockholm already recovered €75.8 million (SEK 879 million) (plus interest) from the operator in October 2022 and still has to recover €17.5 million (SEK 203 5 million) (plus interest). (CG)