Copenhagen Airport is investing a total of DKK250m ($50m) to provide the necessary infrastructure to accommodate the Airbus A380 – the world’s largest passenger aircraft.

 

Copenhagen Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye said: “As we are currently carrying out a major terminal and runway expansion and maintenance programme, it makes good sense for us to seize this opportunity to gradually prepare Copenhagen Airport to also accommodate the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the A380. This is consistent with our growth plan ‘Expanding CPH’ which is to prepare the airport for the future.”

 

In January 2014, CPH presented Expanding CPH – a detailed vision for the airport’s gradual expansion over the coming two or three decades to enable it to handle 40m passengers a year. This year, Copenhagen Airport will reach an all-time high of 25m passengers.

 

[This ‘masterplan’’ was fully reported in TRBusiness at the time. Click here for details: http://www.trbusiness.com/index.php/regional/nordic/14629-copenhagen-airport-reveals-masterplan-to-accomodate-capacity-increase.html].

 

 

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MAJOR RUNWAY RENOVATIONS AND WIDENING

In the summer of 2015, CPH plans to carry out a renovation of its two main runways and is now obtaining quotations for widening the 3.3m facility. This will be necessary, since with its enormous wingspan, the Airbus A380 aircraft requires a runway wider than the standard 45m.

 

Over the past five years Copenhagen Airport has succeeded in attracting nine new intercontinental routes, bringing the total to 27.

 

It says that its ‘Expanding CPH’ vision shows how Copenhagen Airport may be expanded over the next few decades with capacity and facilities for up to 40 to 45 intercontinental routes. Some are expected to use very large aircraft such as the Airbus A380.