12-Apr-2013 12:29 PM
Copenhagen Airport in'tl pax rise for 35 consecutive month, domestic pax remains down in Mar-2013
Denmark's Copenhagen Kastrup Airport reported (11-Apr-2013) international passenger numbers increased 2.3% year-on-year in Mar-2013, a 35 consecutive monthly growth. However, domestic traffic was still substantially below Mar-2012 due to the bankruptcy of Cimber Sterling in May-2012. Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye stated traffic trend in the week leading up to Easter was positive, "which bodes well for the next few months." Details include:
- Mar-2013:
- Passenger numbers: 1.9 million, -0.4% year-on-year;
- Domestic: 146,968, -23.9%;
- International: 1.8 million, +2.3%;
- Aircraft movements: 19,578, -9.2%;
- Domestic: 2176, -35.6%;
- International: 17,402, -4.3%;
- Passenger numbers: 1.9 million, -0.4% year-on-year;
- Three months ended 31-Mar-2013:
- Passenger numbers: 5.1 million, -0.7%;
- Aircraft movements: 55,050, -7.9%.
The airport also reported the following top destinations in Mar-2013:
- London: 138,810, -2.6%;
- Oslo: 109,643, -5.1%;
- Stockholm: 105,110, -7.8%;
- Aalborg: 70,107, -23.0%;
- Paris: 68,390, -1.9%. [more - original PR]