COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 6, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- In 2005 the total number of passengers in Copenhagen Airports was 20 million, corresponding to an increase of 5% compared with 2004.
In the month of December 2005 the total number of passengers shows an increase of 9, 1 % compared to the same month in 2004.
Breakdown of departing passengers
The number of locally departing passengers increased by 50,287 passengers (+11.8%). The number of transfer/transit passengers increased by 8,237 passengers (+3.6%).
International passengers
The number of scheduled international passengers increased by 78,516 passengers (+7.0%), while the number of international charter passengers increased by 15,424 (+24.9%). Consequently, the total number of international passengers increased by 98,185 passengers (+8.3%).
Domestic passengers
The total number of domestic passengers increased by 19,087 passengers (+17.0%) compared with December 2004.
Operations and take-off weight
In December 2005, the total number of take-offs and landings decreased by 1,439 operations (7.0%), while the tonnage decreased by 25,541 tonnes (4.2%) compared with December 2004.
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