Copenhagen Airport handles 3.2 million passengers in October, up 4%, as security waits ease

Copenhagen Airport handled 3.2 million passengers in October 2026, 4% more than in October 2025, the airport said on 3 November. It was the sixth month in a row above three million passengers, helped by the Danish autumn break in week 42 and the Swedish school holiday in week 44.

Danish travellers accounted for 34% of passengers and Swedish travellers for 14%. Spain remained the most popular country: about 280,000 passengers flew to 13 Spanish destinations, 6% more than a year earlier, with Málaga, Barcelona and Mallorca at the top. About 127,000 passengers flew to 10 destinations in the United States, where New York was the busiest, followed by San Francisco and Boston.

The airport also addressed several days of long waits at security. It said waiting times had become shorter after it brought in extra staff, and apologised to passengers. It explained that the Danish Civil Aviation and Railway Authority had asked for additional screening measures, which lengthened processing times.

The winter timetable, running from 25 October 2026 to 28 March 2027, has 232 direct routes to about 135 destinations. New services include SAS flights to Mumbai and, from December, to Krabi and Phuket, Air Greenland flights to Ilulissat, and links to Liverpool, Newcastle and Baghdad. Peter Krogsgaard, the airport's chief commercial officer, said Copenhagen was strengthening its position as a hub in the Nordic region.

The airport did not say how long the additional screening measures will remain in place, so passengers should allow for possible queues at peak times.