Airport hits milestone with addition of new airline
HUMBERSIDE International Airport said it has hit a major milestone as it announces a new “high profile” route.
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is expanding its regional network and launching a new direct route from Humberside International Airport to Copenhagen.
Hans Dyhrfort, SAS’ regional general manager for Western Europe, said: “With more than five million people living within reach of the airport, the Humber region is an important northern hub and area of development for SAS. And with the area on its way to becoming the renewable energy capital of the UK, now is the perfect time to strengthen ties with Denmark and the Nordic region.”
Paul Litten, Humberside International Airport’s commercial director, said the announcement of a new high profile route to Copenhagen is great news for the airport, as it will be providing the only non-stop, direct service to Scandinavia from the Humber, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire region.
He said: “SAS’s commitment underlines their view that the Humber, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire region is a place to do business and this service will provide superb connectivity to Scandinavia and beyond.
“This is a major milestone, attracting Scandinavian Airlines to Humberside as we develop a range of convenient services for those five million passengers within an hour’s drive of the airport.
“The new service will not only benefit business travellers heading to the city of Copenhagen and those connecting onwards to a comprehensive network of Scandinavian cities, but also leisure travellers taking short breaks in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Baltic countries.”
SAS will be flying once a day to Copenhagen from Humberside, five times a week and flights start in October.
