
Interim report for the period 1 January – 31 March 2026
Copenhagen Airports A/S Page 9 of 20
AERONAUTICAL BUSINESS AREA
Passengers (pax)
A total of 7.0 million passengers passed through
Copenhagen Airport during the first three months of
2026, equivalent to an increase of 0.9 million
passengers, or 14%, compared with the same period
of 2025. European destinations accounted for most
of the increase with 0.7 million passengers or 15%
compared with 2025. Danish destinations
contributed an additional 0.1 million passengers,
while the remaining increase stemmed from
intercontinental routes. The increase in passenger
numbers was partly due to the timing of Easter,
which last year fell in April, whereas a significant
share of Easter-related travel occurred in March this
year.
The total number of departing passengers was 3.5
million (up 15% compared with the same period last
year), of which 2.5 million were locally departing
passengers (6% up on last year), and 1.0 million
were departing transfer and transit passengers (50%
up on the same period last year).
Locally departing passengers accounted for 72% of
all departing passengers, while transfer and transit
passengers accounted for 28%. The total number of
arriving passengers was 3.5 million (13% up on last
year).
In the first three months of 2026, total departing seat
capacity increased by 11%, the number of
passenger-related operations increased by 14%,
and the average cabin factor (occupancy) increased
by 4% to 75% compared with the same period in
2025.
Revenue
Aeronautical revenue amounted to DKK 718 million
in the first three months of 2026, an increase of DKK
86 million (14% up on the same period last year).
The increase in aeronautical revenue is mainly
driven by higher passenger numbers and
passenger-related operations. The increase in
charges for 2026 will be effective from 1 April 2026.
Passenger, security, and handling charges
increased by DKK 70 million on the same period of
last year to DKK 577 million, primarily driven by the
increase in passenger numbers and the indexation
of charges from 1 April 2025. There was a change in
passenger mix, with more transfer passengers and a
slightly reduced share of passengers traveling from
the low-cost pier, CPH Go, compared with the same
period last year.
Take-off charges amounted to DKK 124 million, an
increase of 11% compared with the same period last
year, primarily driven by a higher number of flight
operations. Passenger-related operations increased
by 14%, while cargo operations decreased by 27%.
EBIT
Aeronautical EBIT for the first three months of 2026
amounted to a loss of DKK 26 million, an
improvement of DKK 51 million compared with the
same period of 2025. The positive impact of higher
revenue and lower depreciation and amortisation
was partly offset by higher staff costs and external
costs.
FY
DKKm 2026 2025 Ch. Ch. % 2025
Revenue 718 632 86 14% 3,361
EBIT
(26) (77) 51 (66%) 522
Segment assets 11,892 10,395 1,497 14% 11,761
Year to date
Pax (thousand) 2026 2025 Ch. Ch. %
Total pax 7,026 6,166 860 14%
Denmark 344 248 96 39%
Europe 5,773 5,041 732 15%
Intercontinental 909 877 32 4%
Total departing pax
3,494 3,036 458 15%
Local departing pax
2,519 2,386 133 6%
Transfer departing pax
975 650 325 50%
Year to date
DKKm 2026 2025 Ch. Ch. %
Passenger charges 322 287 35 12%
Security charges 184 161 23 15%
Handling charges 71 59 12 19%
Take-off charges 124 112 12 11%
Aircraft parking, etc. 17 13 4 32%
Total 718 632 86 14%
Year to date