Copenhagen Airports duty free stores to charge for sigle use plastice bags

As of 2 September, single-use plastic bags at the TAX-FREE Heinemann shops at Copenhagen Airport are only available for a fee of 2 or 3 DKK (26 or 39 euro cents), respectively. 100 percent of the proceeds are donated to the international marine conservation organisation OceanCare, which invests the contribution in the rescue of marine animals and environmental education, among other things. 

Reduced charges cuts profits at Copenhagen Airport.

With 14.4 million travellers, the first six months of 2019 were just as busy as the record year of 2018, yet profits are down by around 12.5%.  The airport has said this is due to a number of reasons, not least the reduction in charges paid by airlines to use the airport.

In June, HRH the Crown Prince opened a new terminal area worth nearly DKK 2 billion and construction has kept up the pace. 

At the end of the first six months, the profit before tax excluding one-off items, was DKK 621.6 million. This is 12.5% lower than in the same period last year. There are several reasons for this, the main one being the reduction of the charge that airlines pay to use the airport.