https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark is to require face masks at Danish airports from June 15, the first time the much-debated measure has been imposed on the general public in the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200604/denmark-to-require-face-masks-in-airports Thu, 04 Jun 2020 21:15:39 +0200 denmark-to-require-face-masks-in-airports Copenhagen Airport is sending home more than half of its employees, 1,500 people, in the coming days, after air traffic ground to a near halt as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200317/copenhagen-airport-to-send-home-1500-staff-as-coronavirus-hits-flights Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:22:32 +0100 copenhagen-airport-to-send-home-1500-staff-as-coronavirus-hits-flights Increasing numbers of people are travelling through Copenhagen Airport, which saw a record number of passengers during the first half of 2018. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180809/copenhagen-airport-sets-new-passenger-record Thu, 09 Aug 2018 16:34:18 +0200 copenhagen-airport-sets-new-passenger-record In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now A package containing porcelain was reported as suspicious by a passenger at Bornholm Airport on Wednesday morning, resulting in a large area being closed off. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170913/suspicious-package-causes-closure-at-bornholm-airport Wed, 13 Sep 2017 11:59:32 +0200 suspicious-package-causes-closure-at-bornholm-airport A Swedish man created temporary chaos at the Copenhagen Airport train platform on Sunday after he was spotted walking around with a gun-like object. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170716/swede-with-gun-shaped-lighter-shuts-down-copenhagen-train-traffic Sun, 16 Jul 2017 20:07:33 +0200 swede-with-gun-shaped-lighter-shuts-down-copenhagen-train-traffic Norwegian billionaire Petter Stordalen has announced plans to take over the Hilton Hotel at Copenhagen Airport. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170203/norwegian-hotel-tycoon-has-big-plans-in-denmark Fri, 03 Feb 2017 03:17:37 +0100 norwegian-hotel-tycoon-has-big-plans-in-denmark Plans to expand Scandinavia's busiest airport could create more than a dozen new long-haul routes for Danes and southern Swedes. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161216/new-long-haul-flights-on-cards-for-southern-swedes-copenhagen Fri, 16 Dec 2016 18:40:00 +0100 new-long-haul-flights-on-cards-for-southern-swedes-copenhagen Danish police have arrested a 28-year-old man they suspect of making bomb threats which shut down two airports, two shopping centres, two hospitals and a university. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161017/police-arrest-bomb-hoaxer-who-shut-down-two-airports Mon, 17 Oct 2016 21:33:16 +0200 police-arrest-bomb-hoaxer-who-shut-down-two-airports A Danish company thinks it can essentially eliminate airport security queues with its scannable ‘intelligent trolley’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160920/can-this-danish-technology-save-us-from-the-hell-of-airport-security Tue, 20 Sep 2016 17:00:31 +0200 can-this-danish-technology-save-us-from-the-hell-of-airport-security Danish police have launched emergency police controls up at Copenhagen airport and at key points around the city, after Brussels was hit by a series of blasts, at its airport and at a metro station. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160322/danish-police-step-up-patrols-after-brussels-blasts Tue, 22 Mar 2016 12:53:59 +0100 danish-police-step-up-patrols-after-brussels-blasts A record 26.6 million passengers used Copenhagen Airport in 2015, the airport announced this week. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160304/another-record-year-for-copenhagen-airport Fri, 04 Mar 2016 10:40:54 +0100 another-record-year-for-copenhagen-airport A Sunday afternoon flight bound for Paris was delayed after the captain had a man removed over comments he made on board. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151206/suspicious-man-removed-from-copenhagen-flight Sun, 06 Dec 2015 19:36:09 +0100 suspicious-man-removed-from-copenhagen-flight Two Greek businessmen who caused an evacuation of Copenhagen Airport last month by joking about a bomb have been told that they can’t leave the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151203/cph-airport-bomb-jokesters-must-stay-in-denmark Thu, 03 Dec 2015 10:02:08 +0100 cph-airport-bomb-jokesters-must-stay-in-denmark The world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380, made its first ever regular landing in Copenhagen on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151201/worlds-largest-jet-makes-touchdown-in-copenhagen Tue, 01 Dec 2015 16:27:19 +0100 worlds-largest-jet-makes-touchdown-in-copenhagen The two Greek men behind Wednesday's evacuation of a Copenhagen Airport terminal face charges of inciting fear and may also be hit with charges related to flight delays. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151119/copenhagen-airport-bomb-jokesters-jailed Thu, 19 Nov 2015 16:20:27 +0100 copenhagen-airport-bomb-jokesters-jailed The past week has seen a long line of women step forward with complaints that security checks at Copenhagen Airport have left them feeling violated. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150814/copenhagen-airport-faces-sexual-harassment-claims Fri, 14 Aug 2015 11:06:51 +0200 copenhagen-airport-faces-sexual-harassment-claims Staff at Aalborg Airport found a fun way to pass the time on Thursday by starting a Facebook campaign to find the owner of a lost toy bunny, which has since gone viral. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150731/lost-bunny-at-danish-airport-goes-viral Fri, 31 Jul 2015 16:09:12 +0200 lost-bunny-at-danish-airport-goes-viral For the tenth time in 12 years, Copenhagen Airport has been rated as the most efficient airport in Europe by the latest Air Transport Research Society award. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150709/copenhagen-airport-most-efficient-in-europe Thu, 09 Jul 2015 10:22:35 +0200 copenhagen-airport-most-efficient-in-europe Copenhagen Airport will have its busiest day of the year on Friday, as more than 90,000 Danes are expected to pass through its gates on what is the last day of school for the nation’s children. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150626/copenhagen-airport-to-have-years-busiest-day Fri, 26 Jun 2015 11:26:03 +0200 copenhagen-airport-to-have-years-busiest-day