Expansion was impossible, due to Bulltofta's close proximity to the now booming city and nearby communities complained about noise pollution from the newly introduced jet aircraft.

[6] According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), three airlines were serving the airport in the fall of 1996 including KLM Cityhopper with nonstop Fokker F50 turboprop flights to Amsterdam (AMS), Malmo Aviation with nonstop British Aerospace BAe 146 jet flights to London City Airport (LCY) as well as Stockholm Bromma Airport (BMA), and Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) with nonstop McDonnell Douglas MD-80 and MD-87 jet flights to Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN).

Malmö airport, due to its lower landing fees, is seen by some low-cost airlines as a less expensive way of accessing the Copenhagen area.

The works are projected in order to allow for a future second passenger terminal, as well as a second, parallel, runway northwest of the present one.

The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights to and from Malmö:[10] The airport is not served by Skånetrafiken's regional public transport,[20] however has regular Flygbussarna coach connections by to Malmö city centre as well as by Buss Bogdan Skåne to Lund.