Traffic Statistics March 2010

Strong growth at Copenhagen Airport

Passenger numbers at Copenhagen Airport increased by approximately 260,000 in
March, representing a year-on-year growth rate of 17.2%. The effects of the
joint initiatives by CPH and SAS to improve the transfer product really began
to materialise in March. 

A total of 1,775,794 passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in March.
This was 17.2% more than in the same month of last year. The number of
international passengers rose by 15.0%, and the number of transfer passengers
rose by 11.4%. One of the reasons for the increase in transfer traffic was the
recently announced strategic collaboration between SAS and CPH to reduce the
minimum connection time from 40 to 30 minutes for a number of selected
destinations. 
 
“It is now faster and easier to change flights at Copenhagen Airport, and the
increase in transfer traffic is a clear sign that our collaboration with SAS to
improve our transfer product has been successful,” said Carsten Nørland, VP for
Sales at Copenhagen Airport. 

The substantial growth in Danish domestic traffic also continued in March
increasing by 34.7%. The main drivers of the growth in March were primarily
domestic services to Aalborg, Rønne and Karup and services to Barcelona, Spain.
The year-to-date increase in the total number of passengers was 11.4%.