CPH close to passenger record

As many as 21,501,750 passengers used Copenhagen Airport in 2010, which was
9.1% more than in 2009. This was only some 28,000 fewer passengers than
Copenhagen Airport's passenger record in 2008. On one of the last days of the
year, Copenhagen Airport served its 600 millionth passenger. 

The total number of passengers at Copenhagen Airport in 2010 ended at
21,501,750, only 28,266 passengers below the airport's 2008 passenger record. 

“Without the ash cloud in April when we missed out on some 350,000 passengers,
or the severe winter weather affecting a number of Airports, which resulted in
cancellations of many flights to a number of European and US destinations, we
would undoubtedly have reached a passenger record. It was particularly pleasing
that despite the severe snow conditions in December, Copenhagen Airport
remained open,” said Carsten Nørland, VP for Sales and Marketing at Copenhagen
Airports, adding: 

“The growth rate of 9.1% placed Copenhagen Airport among the European airports
recording the highest growth in the past year. The strong growth in domestic
traffic and our new intercontinental routes place us in a strong position going
forward.” 

Strong performance in December

The total number of passengers at Copenhagen Airport rose by 9.8% in December
to reach 1,515,662.  This was despite Copenhagen Airport being impacted by
cancellations from other Airports during the recent severe snow conditions
across Europe. International traffic rose by 8.7% in December, domestic traffic
by 18.2%, and the number of transfer passengers by 8.8%. 

Moreover, on 27 December, Copenhagen Airport served its 600 millionth passenger
since the airport opened in 1925.