Norwegian confirms 123 job cuts at Copenhagen Airport

Norwegian will lay off 123 employees at Copenhagen Airport.

The airline made the decision after discussions with unions.

Danish news outlet Finans reported the news.

The layoffs affect 53 pilots and 70 cabin crew members.

The staff dismissals will happen in stages.

Most employees will leave at the end of January 2027.

The remaining staff will leave about ten months later.

Sara Neergaard is Norwegian's country manager in Denmark.

She stated that the cutbacks were a necessity.

Earlier, aviation outlet Check-in.dk reported 125 jobs were at risk.

Norwegian will reduce Copenhagen planes from 16 to 14 next summer.

Passenger demand changes sharply between seasons.

The airline needs 16 planes in summer and 10 in winter.

Flight schedules from Copenhagen will remain unchanged next summer.

Planes based in Spain will operate some Copenhagen routes.

Norwegian was Copenhagen Airport's second-largest carrier last year.

It carried 15 percent of all airport passengers.

SAS held 38 percent and Ryanair held nine percent.

Copenhagen was Norwegian's second-largest base after Oslo.

The airline served 77 destinations from Copenhagen last year.