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Mar 31, 2016 (newstodate): Denmark's Copenhagen Airport and the Scandinavian carrier SAS do not share views on the future role of the region's airports as preferred transfer hubs for international flights.
For its part, Copenhagen Airport is launching major infrastructure projects to cope with an expected high rise in traffic to 40 mio passengers a year, including transfer traffic.
On the other hand, the CEO of SAS, Richard Gustafson speaking to the Business Insider Magazine, does not see Scandinavian airports as future transfer hubs.
-I don't really see using Scandinavia as a transfer hub. Our geographic location is not really ideal for a transit-based business. To make it work, you would have to find a way to generate a lot of traffic from Central Europe to Scandinavia and then you would also have to compete with the Middle East and other European hubs.
-Trying to turn Scandinavia into a transit hub would be expensive and dangerous for us to undertake.
-When we look for new destinations, we look for a good mix of business and leisure travel. We look for routes with enough demand for travel directly between that destination and Scandinavia, says Mr Gustafson.
For its part, Copenhagen Airport is launching major infrastructure projects to cope with an expected high rise in traffic to 40 mio passengers a year, including transfer traffic.
On the other hand, the CEO of SAS, Richard Gustafson speaking to the Business Insider Magazine, does not see Scandinavian airports as future transfer hubs.
-I don't really see using Scandinavia as a transfer hub. Our geographic location is not really ideal for a transit-based business. To make it work, you would have to find a way to generate a lot of traffic from Central Europe to Scandinavia and then you would also have to compete with the Middle East and other European hubs.
-Trying to turn Scandinavia into a transit hub would be expensive and dangerous for us to undertake.
-When we look for new destinations, we look for a good mix of business and leisure travel. We look for routes with enough demand for travel directly between that destination and Scandinavia, says Mr Gustafson.