23.9.2011
Copenhagen Airport rated the world’s best low cost airport

Low cost airlines from all over the world were behind the rating of Copenhagen Airport as the world’s best low cost airport at the World Low Cost Airlines Congress in London. CPH Go, Copenhagen Airport’s low cost facility, was a major reason for the award going to Copenhagen.

At a recent conference held in London attended by with participation of low cost airlines and airports from all over the world, Copenhagen Airport was named the best low cost airport in the world. In its motivation for the award, the jury pointed especially to CPH Go, a dedicated low cost pier that has increased the availability of low cost seats and destinations.

“The winner has built a modern, efficient facility that offering the low cost airlines unique services and opportunities”. The jury also noted Copenhagen Airport’s innovative marketing strategy promoting Copenhagen as a destination.

“The service provided by an airport is no longer a standard off-the-shelf product expected to fit all customers. It is crucial to our approach to the airlines that we can offer them differentiated products and prices. That applies both to airport charges and infrastructure, as well as our marketing and product offering, such as self-service facilities, all of which play a major role in attracting new routes to Denmark,” said Ole Wieth Christensen, CPH’s Director of Airline Sales & Route Development, who accepted the award on behalf of CPH.

Low cost growth continues
At the beginning of this millennium, low cost airlines accounted for 1.5% of traffic at Copenhagen Airport; that percentage had grown to 17.7% in 2010. With 2,692,000 low-cost passengers from January to August this year, the growth continues in 2011, and the number of low cost passengers travelling through Copenhagen Airport in the first eight months of the year exceeded the number for the full year of 2010.

Norwegian is the biggest low-cost operator at Copenhagen airport, followed by easyJet, which, as the first airline at CPH Go, agrees with the favourable assessment by the jury:

“At easyJet, we are very pleased with Copenhagen Airport’s new low cost facility, and we have been the first to move our operations to CPH Go. We have also collaborated with Copenhagen Airports using our experience in efficient infrastructure and logistics focusing on what the passengers want, namely easy access to affordable travel. We are therefore very pleased that CPH has received the award," said Thomas Haagensen, General Regional Manager, easyJet.


easyJet at CPH Go