Since the first experimental flights conducted by Jacob Ellehammer in the early 1900s, Denmark has made significant achievements in the aviation industry. Specifically, research and innovation activities for aircraft design, navigation systems, and aviation-related technologies made the country one of the aviation pioneers throughout the years. Denmark’s political agenda is to achieve the Net Zero emission goals determined in the Paris Agreement. This makes Denmark one of the forefront countries of the green aviation transition since the country has been actively searching for ways to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. The national airline of Sweden,
as of 2023 . The airline firm hopes to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by commercializing SAF use in flight operations by 2030.
Leading companies in the Danish aviation industry
SAS AB, the parent company of SAS Scandinavian Airlines, was the largest operating company in Nordic countries, reporting a
revenue of about 42 billion euros as of 2023. In the same period, SAS Scandinavian Airlines reported a
market share of 29 percent relative to flights entering and leaving the Scandinavian region. The country also hosts the main hub for SAS Scandinavian Airlines, the flag carrier of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark, at Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport. As a result, the
majority of employees of Scandinavian Airlines are located in Denmark, amounting to 3,322 people in 2023.
Traffic at Danish airports
In the year 2023, the
Copenhagen Airport ranked as the busiest among the other airports in Denmark, accommodating a total of approximately 27 million passengers, which was significantly higher than the other airports. For instance, Billund Airport, the second busiest airport in Denmark, reported a total of just four million passengers in that year.
While the numbers have highlighted the success of the airport in recent years, the airport has experienced challenging times due to the coronavirus pandemic, as has the global aviation industry. In 2020,
the total number of passengers flying through Copenhagen Airport experienced a significant decline as a result of global outbreak. Despite the improvement in flight operations in the airport subsequent to the first year of the pandemic, operational figures remained below those of the pre-pandemic years. Particularly,
Copenhagen Airport reported a revenue of around 4.1 billion Danish Kroner, which was seven percent lower than the pre-pandemic years.
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