Danish airports among the best in Europe

Billund Airport was ranked the fifth best regional airport in Europe

The airports in Copenhagen and Billund both received recognition in the most recent edition of the prestigious Skytrax World Airport Awards.

Copenhagen Airport was ranked the sixth best airport in Europe behind Frankfurt, London Heathrow, Zurich, Amsterdam and the continent's number one, Munich.  Singapore-Chiangi Airport was voted the world’s best.

The Danish capital’s airport was also voted the world’s best in terms of security service for the second straight year and the third most friendly.

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Billund getting props
“Naturally, we prioritise safety, but we have an ambition to maintain a high service level,” Thomas Woldbye, the head of Copenhagen Airport, said in a press release.

“I am very proud that our co-workers have been awarded with the world’s best security service prize for the second straight year.”

The awards are based on 39 survey questions answered by 12 million travellers at 410 airports.

Billund Airport was ranked the fifth best regional airport in Europe, behind Cologne, London City, Düsseldorf and Hamburg. Check out the complete rankings here (English).




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