Bilbao airport will have a new connection with Copenhagen in the summer

The Scandinavian airline S.A.S will start next summer at Bilbao Airport with a connection to Copenhagen (Denmark), Bilbao Air, the institutional company for the promotion of the Loiu facilities, reported on Tuesday.

SAS will connect Bilbao and the Danish capital with two weekly flights (Mondays and Fridays) from late June to mid-August, although this can be extended into October.

Bilbao airport There is already a permanent link led by Copenhagen Vuelingalso on Mondays and Fridays.

The regional deputy for Transport, Mobility and Tourism, Sonia Perez Ezquerraopined that “it is excellent news that the main airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden has decided to bet on our airport.”

For her part, the director of Bilbao Air, Ines Zalbidehas insisted that the “excellent” results of Loiu airport mean that the “flagship companies” are no longer just listening to us and observing us, but have taken the step to knock on our doors and set up shop because there are are business. a future.”

And Bilbao airport has had it the best October in its history in terms of passenger numbers thanks to the growth of international travelers, Aena reports. That month, 624,262 passengers passed through the facilities, 2.1% more than in the same month of 2023.

So far this year Passenger growth in Loiu is 7.2% adding 5.8 million travelers through October, guaranteeing the year ends above 6 million.

The number of flights has also increased, albeit to a lesser extent, with 44,616 arrivals and departures, 1.4% more, which means an increase in profitability for companies operating in Bilbao by increasing the occupancy rate of the airports.