Copenhagen Airport Has Record Breaking Summer, with London as Top Destination

Copenhagen Airport has announced record-breaking summer traffic; serving 2.6 million passengers in August–the highest ever figures for the month–and a total of over 7,8 million passengers over the three months of summer.

The traffic figures for August represent a 5,5% year-on-year increase. The increase for all summer months combined was nearly 275.000 passengers more than last year, an increase of 3,6%.

“More foreign tourists flew to Copenhagen than ever before, something that benefits growth all over Denmark.”–Woldbye

“Setting yet another passenger record in August with more than 7,8 million passengers in the three summer months, 2015 was the busiest summer period in the history of the airport,” said Thomas Woldbye, CEO of Copenhagen Airports A/S. “The numbers also indicate that more foreign tourists flew to Copenhagen than ever before, something that benefits growth all over Denmark.”

Most of the growth at Copenhagen airport was intra-European, with European travellers up 6,6% in August. Intercontinental traffic increased by 1,2%, and transfer traffic was up by 1,8%. At the same time, domestic traffic dropped by about 1.500 travellers (a 1,2% decrease), which the airport attributes to “lower capacity on a number of services”. (Click image to enlarge table.)

Passenger Traffic Numbers/CPH 2015 Summer Season Report
Passenger Traffic Numbers/CPH 2015 Summer Season Report

Year-to-date passenger numbers increased by 1.5% over 2014.

The number one destination of travellers flying out of Copenhagen is London, with 203.250 passengers in August of  2015 (an increase of 22,3% over the same month last year). Year-to-date over 1,4 million passengers have set off to London from Copenhagen, an increase of 16,2% over 2014. (Click image to enlarge table.)

Top 10 Destinations out of Copenhagen Airport/CPH 2015 Summer Season Report
Top 10 Destinations out of Copenhagen Airport/CPH 2015 Summer Season Report

Featured Image:  Copenhagen Airport’s T3 from above. “Drawn by Vilhelm Lauritzen 1998, and is inspired by an aircraft wing,” from Copenhagen Airport’s Instagram Account

Marisa Garcia

After working for sixteen years in aviation, specializing in aircraft interiors design and aviation safety equipment, and getting hands-on with aircraft cabins in hangars around the world, Marisa Garcia turned her expertise into industry insight. She has been reporting on aviation matters since 2014. Every day, she's putting words to work.

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