More domestic passengers in September

A total of 1.8 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in
September 2009, 6.9% fewer than in the same month last year. The number of
passengers on domestic routes rose by 3.3%, growth driven by an increase in
competition on the service to Aalborg. 

“September traffic continued to follow the trend of previous months: after a
drop at the beginning of the year, the number of passengers using the airport
continues to be stable at a lower level than last year. It is gratifying,
however, to see growth on domestic routes, primarily due to the added
competition on the most popular service, Copenhagen-Aalborg,” says Carsten
Nørland, director of aviation with Copenhagen Airports. 

21 departures for Aalborg daily

There are three airlines on the Aalborg route today - SAS, Cimber Sterling and
Norwegian - and this gives passengers several different departures and ticket
prices to choose from. Taken together, these three airlines offer as many as 21
departures daily in each direction on this route. 

“This ‘air bridge' between Aalborg and Copenhagen is helping to tie Denmark
together for both business travellers and families. It also gives people from
northern Jutland quick access to the many international flights out of
Copenhagen Airport,” says Nørland. 

A total of 1,797,074 passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in September.
The number of locally departing passengers was 2.7% lower than in September
last year, and the number of transfer passengers 17.6% lower. International
traffic was down 8.0% and the number of domestic passengers down 3.3% from
September last year.