Traffic Report May 2008  Comments from the Airport Manager				Billund Airport, 2008-06-01
	May 2008		May 2007		Per cent		Change
Operations	5,170		4,800		7.7%		370
Scheduled	2,421		2,143		13.0%		278
Charter	758		776		-2.3%		-18
Other traffic	817		717		13.9%		100
Local traffic	1,174		1,164		0.9%		10
Passengers	226,770		183,985		23.3%		42,785
Domestic, scheduled	12,336		10,136		21.7%		2,200
Arriving	6,439		5,222		23.3%		1,217
Departing	5,897		4,914		20.0%		983
Transit/transfer	0		0		-		0
International, scheduled	133,879		95,125		40.7%		38,754
Arriving	66,234		46,650		42.0%		19,584
Departing	66,019		46,741		41.2%		19,278
Transit/transfer	1,626		1,734		-6.2%		-108
Charter	78,095		76,765		1.7%		1,330
Arriving	34,528		33,914		1.8%		614
Departing	41,417		40,651		1.9%		766
Transit/transfer	2,150		2,200		-2.3%		-50
Other traffic	2,022		1,661		21.7%		361
Local traffic	438		298		47.0%		140
Cargo, in tons	4,635		4,919		-5.8%		-284
Import	1,960		2,125		-7.8%		-165
Export	2,675		2,794		-4.3%		-119

Continuing significant growth in Billund

Billund Airport had 226,770 passengers in May which is an increase of 23.3 per cent compared to May last year.

With an increase of 40.7 per cent scheduled international routes are in solid growth. There has been major growth in traffic to London and Oslo. To London because the destination is now being served by both Sterling and Ryanair. To Oslo because the route is now being served by Cimber Air and Sterling Airlines, who fly with jets mornings as well as evenings in both directions.

Lufthansa took over the route between Billund and Frankfurt on March 30. The effect has been extremely significant as the number of passengers on this route has increased by some 50 per cent. At the same time KLM’s route to Amsterdam is continuing its growth with double figures.

Also Cimber Air’s expansion on its services to Munich, Bergen and Stavanger has contributed to the growth. The same goes for Sterling Airlines’ new routes to Prague and Sardinia, Air Baltic’s new route between Billund and Riga, and the increasing number of flights with Iceland Express between Billund and Keflavik.

Also Ryanair’s many routes have contributed significantly to the growth.
The development continues. On June 17 Ryanair opens its new route between Birmingham and Billund and on September 24 a new route between Edinburgh and Billund.

Top 5 of international scheduled services from Billund:

1.        Amsterdam
2.        London
3.        Oslo
4.        Frankfurt
5.        Paris

Charter traffic had in May 77,500 passengers, which is unchanged compared to May last year.
The biggest destination in May was Antalya in Turkey.

Top 5 of charter destinations from Billund:

1.        Antalya
2.        Palma de Mallorca
3.        Chania
4.        Rhodes
5.        Dalaman

Domestic services to Copenhagen and Bornholm carried 12,336 passengers in May, which is 21.7 per cent more than May last year.

The amount of handled air cargo went down by 5.8 per cent to 4,635 tonnes.

Billund, June 1 2008
Jørgen Krab Jørgensen