OREANDA-NEWS. Traffic at Copenhagen Airport is growing, not just in passenger numbers, but also in air cargo which is up by a substantial margin of 6%. One of the drivers of this growth is cargo giant DHL, which is expanding its operations and will be hiring an additional 85 employees at the airport. This is yet another sign that the Danish economy is slowly recovering, according to Copenhagen Airport's CEO Thomas Woldbye.

Twenty additional daily take-offs and landings by DHL's yellow cargo aircraft at Copenhagen Airport. This is an increase in operations that growth will be noted and felt, not only at the airport but also in the rest of Denmark.

One of the effects being an additional 85 jobs at DHL's expanded cargo terminal at the airport.

“The markets in Denmark and Europe are beginning to recover after the crisis,” said head of DHL Express for Denmark Claus Lassen.

CPH will play a strong strategic role

“Our Nordic hub at Copenhagen Airport will have a strong strategic role in the entire DHL route network. In future, CPH will be the new hub for all Nordic cargo consignments.

This means that we will be handling far more parcels and cargo than we are today,” said Claus Lassen, who emphasises that following the expansion of its cargo terminal at Copenhagen Airport DLH is now geared for future growth.

It is not only in terms of air cargo that Copenhagen Airport has outperformed the airports in many other European countries; this summer, a record 7,037,210 million passengers travelled through Copenhagen Airport in the three summer months. In August alone, there were 6.4% more passengers than last year - and this bodes well for the future, says Thomas Woldbye, CEO in Copenhagen Airport

Strong growth for both passengers and cargo

“August of this year was the busiest ever. The last part of the holiday traffic and not least business traffic both helped boost passenger numbers, and that is a good sign that the Danish economy is recovering and that growth is slowly returning,” said Woldbye.

The same applies to air cargo which was up by 6.2% last year - apparently the trend continues with 6% growth already for the first six months of 2013.

“The increased volume of air cargo is a clear indication that growth is picking up; and this is good news for Denmark and Danish business,” said Woldbye.

As CEO of Copenhagen Airport, he sees great potential in the airport's close collaboration with DHL, which means that Copenhagen will now be the Nordic cargo hub of DHL.

“It will give Danish companies and consumers even better opportunities for moving goods to and from Denmark quickly and efficiently, and it will help generate more growth in the Danish economy,” said Woldbye.