Transport

Peak season looms at Copenhagen Airport

Friday marks the start of the school summer holidays. This means extra travellers at Copenhagen Airport in the coming weeks. During the summer, 9.5 million passengers will travel through the terminals.

During the three summer months, Copenhagen Airport expect 9.5 million passengers to come through the airport, Photo: Copenhagen Airport
The Copenhagen Post

Most travellers at Copenhagen Airport are international passengers.

Around every third passenger at the airport is Danish, while Swedish travellers make up 14 percent, and the rest are other nationalities, with a majority of Americans, Britons, Germans and Norwegians.

“Summer is our peak season, and the terminals are busy with many holiday travellers. During the three summer months, we expect 9.5 million passengers to come through the airport, which is 500,000 more than last summer,” says Peter Krogsgaard, Commercial Director at Copenhagen Airport in a press release, adding:

”We have prepared well and are ready to welcome the many travellers, so that everyone gets the best possible start to their holiday.”

Busy summer days ahead

The summer holidays begin in earnest on Friday, with 109,000 travellers passing through the airport.

“Many people leave as soon as the school summer holidays begin. That is why the coming weekend will also be one of the busiest weekends with more than 320,000 travellers in the terminals”, says Peter Krogsgaard.

According to forecasts, Sunday, July 20, will be the busiest day of the summer with 120,000 travellers, which will be the highest number of passengers on a single day in the airport’s history.

“However, on the busiest days there may be periods of waiting at the airport, so it is important to pack a little extra patience along with the good holiday mood”, says Peter Krogsgaard.

Summer favourites and new destinations

Many fly to Southern Europe during the summer, with Spain being a clear favourite, followed by Italy, France, Greece and Turkey. The most popular Spanish destinations are Malaga, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca.

While Spain is the most popular holiday destination, Greece is the favourite when it comes to charter flights.

This summer’s charter flights account for around five percent of the total air traffic to and from Copenhagen Airport, and the Greek islands of Crete, Rhodes and Zakynthos are at the top.

Get to the airport on time

During the peak season, on the busiest days, there may be periods of longer waiting times at security control.

This also applies to passport control, which you have to go through if you are travelling outside the Schengen area.

“We do everything we can to make the journey through the airport as smooth as possible. We have extra staff on duty to guide travellers and can help with most things,” says Peter Krogsgaard.

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