In February 2006, the Total Number of Passengers in Copenhagen Airport Increased by 9.7 Percent


COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- In February 2006, the total number of passengers in Copenhagen Airport increased by 126,614 passengers (+9.7%) compared with February 2005.

Breakdown of departing passengers

The number of locally departing passengers increased by 42,409 passengers (+9.8%). The number of transfer/transit passengers increased by 16,588 passengers (7.4%).

International passengers

The number of scheduled international passengers increased by 105,164 passengers (+9.5%), while the number of international charter passengers increased by 3,249 (+3.6%). Consequently, the total number of international passengers increased by 108,394 passengers (+9.1%).

Domestic passengers

The total number of domestic passengers increased by 18,220 passengers (+16.2%) compared with February 2005.

Operations and take-off weight

In February 2006, the total number of take-offs and landings decreased by 831 operations (4.0%), while the tonnage decreased by 14,140 tonnes (2.4%) compared with February 2005.

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