CPH showed the largest growth in 2010 among major Western European Airports

A passenger growth of 9.1% in 2010 as well as a growth of 7,8% in transfer share underlines the market potential at Copenhagen Airport and emphasizes the airport’s position as Scandinavia’s Hub and ideal gateway to Northern Europe and the Baltic states.

Several carriers have seized the opportunity to utilize the unexploited business opportunities at CPH – among those two of the three MEB3 (Middle Eastern Big 3). Qatar Airways started with four weekly frequencies from Doha to Copenhagen one year ago. The route was upgraded to an A330-200 in the fall, thereby adding 50% more capacity, only to upgrade the route again this month to a daily service with an A330-200. Also Emirates has seen the market potential at CPH and will start to fly Dubai – Copenhagen from 1st of August. It will be a daily service operated by an A330-200. With these two Middle Eastern carriers in CPH connections to South and South East Asia as well as the Middle East, India and Australia/Pacific will be profoundly improved.

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The annual CPH Interline Workshop

One of the initiatives taken by CPH to support airlines grow and to optimize their business in CPH is to conduct an annual Interline Workshop. Paramount factors of the day are networking, negotiation and cooperation with the purpose of securing new SPAs, better connection possibilities and optimize network and cooperation, hence securing the necessary feeder possibilities for at new route. This year 20 airlines and a total of 33 delegates participated conducting close to 80 meetings.

Pricing Manager from Widerøe, Kent Kristiansen says about the workshop:  “Widerøe has participated in the CPH Interline Workshop each year since the beginning six years ago. We find it to be a very cost effective and efficient way to meet and engage in dialogue with other airlines. We always return with a number of relevant business leads and our experience is that at least 2-3 of those leads result in specific agreements.”