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Latest figures show pandemic bounce back for Copenhagen Airport

Latest figures show pandemic bounce back for Copenhagen Airport

Denmark's Copenhagen Airport said 2023 was its busiest year in four years after 26.8 million passengers passed through its terminals - a 21 per cent increase on 2022. On the busiest days of the year, which were the two days immediately preceding the schools' summer and autumn breaks, more than 10...

Copenhagen Airports appoints new CEO ahead of 2024

The board of directors of Copenhagen Airports A/S has appointed Christian Poulsen CEO, taking effect from 1 January 2024. Poulsen has been acting CEO since 30 September, when Thomas Woldbye left the company to become CEO of Heathrow Airport in London. Poulsen has held various leading positions at C...

Ethiopian to start passenger service to Copenhagen

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading carrier, is set to launch a new passenger flight to Copenhagen, Denmark as of 22nd of May 2023. The new flight will be operated five times a week except on Tuesdays and Sundays. Regarding the new flight, Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mr Mesfin Tasew said, ...

PLAY expands significantly in Denmark and secures a key city in Germany

PLAY continues to expand and has now added four new destinations to its network. These include the Danish cities Aarhus, Aalborg and Billund. As well as the great business city Düsseldorf in Germany. These destinations fit perfectly with PLAY’s transatlantic route to its North American destinat...

IATA Calls on Denmark and Iceland to Revoke Planned ATC Rate Hikes

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on both the Danish and Icelandic Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP) to revoke the planned increases in air traffic charges set to come into effect on 1 January 2023. On average, the fees paid by airlines for crossing the airspace mana...

Department for Transport Update: Travel Corridors

Department for Transport Update: Travel Corridors

The Canary Islands, Mykonos, the Maldives and Denmark have been added to the Government’s Travel Corridor list following a decrease in confirmed cases of coronavirus. From 4am Sunday 25th October, passengers arriving to the UK from these destinations will no longer need to self-isolate so long ...

Icelandair takes off again as Icelandic borders open

Icelandair takes off again as Icelandic borders open

Iceland officially re-opens its borders to international travellers today, with its national carrier Icelandair welcoming tourists from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Switzerland on board and into the Nordic island during 15-30 June. Icelandair will continue to ensure...

Coronavirus has grounded the aviation industry, bringing CPH to a standstill

The coronavirus pandemic has evolved into a global economic crisis that has dramatically impacted the aviation industry. Many airlines and businesses involved in aviation are in a battle for survival. Before the pandemic, some 83,000 travellers passed through Copenhagen Airport on a daily basis. To...

Norwegian’s pilot and cabin crew companies in Sweden and Denmark file for bankruptcy

Due to the ongoing spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) most countries have advised against or have banned non-essential travel. The closure of borders and quarantine restrictions has effectively brought the entire airline industry to a halt. Consequently, almost all of Norwegian’s flight operati...

Ryanair Taking Urgent Action to Respond To Covid-19

Ryanair Taking Urgent Action to Respond To Covid-19

Over the past week, the spread of the Covid-19 virus and associated Government travel restrictions, many of which have been imposed without notice, have had a significant and negative impact on the schedules of all Ryanair Group Airlines. Over the past 7 days, Italy, Malta, Hungary, Czech Repub...

SAS and Apollo renew partnership agreement

SAS and tour operator Apollo are extending their partnership for the 2020 summer and winter season. The agreement is worth around SEK 1.4 billion for charter flights within Europe. SAS will fly Apollo customers to and from 23 locations in Sweden, Denmark and Norway to 26 destinations around Europe...

SAS switches LAX route from Stockholm to Copenhagen

SAS switches LAX route from Stockholm to Copenhagen

SAS has changed the routing of a route to Los Angeles from Stockholm Arlanda Airport to Copenhagen Airport. The carrier said it has made the move as there is strong demand from customers in Denmark and North Europe to the California city. SAS will start the service on 13 January 2020. It will...

Great Dane Airlines takes off from Edinburgh Airport

Great Dane Airlines takes off from Edinburgh Airport

Danish regional carrier Great Dane Airlines started a twice-weekly route from Aalborg to Edinburgh today (27 June) utilising a 118-seat Embraer ERJ-195 aircraft. The route to the Scottish capital is currently the only UK service operated by Great Dane and is the only service to Aalborg in the UK...

Carlsberg Aviator Lounge opens at Copenhagen Airport

Carlsberg Aviator Lounge opens at Copenhagen Airport

Nordic ground handler Aviator has announced a new partnership with Carlsberg Denmark and have opened the Carlsberg Aviator Lounge at Copenhagen Airport based on the concept 'beer, love and hoppiness'. The Carlsberg Aviator Lounge opened at Copenhagen Airport last week, and instead of just servic...

SAS reveals first A350 route – Copenhagen to Chicago

SAS reveals first A350 route – Copenhagen to Chicago

SAS will start operating the Airbus A350 from 28 January 2020 and has revealed that the first of eight of the aircraft type it will receive is to fly from Copenhagen to Chicago. The A350 will be based at the SAS hub at Copenhagen Airport and will operate on seven routes during the first year, in...

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