At Copenhagen Airport has passenger numbers however risen relatively stable, from an index of 100 i

Öresund region's transport sector, with Copenhagen Airport and Copenhagen Malmö Port in the head, can be et European hub for the transportation of goods and people, if the politicians and the industry properly utilize the potential of the fixed link over the Fehmarn Belt, which is expected a la carte river blue to open in 2021.
- Tunnel Fehamrn Belt and near to Germany can provide transport on both sides of the Øresund proper lifting. It's not just about, to open new markets. When the connection network ports and airports in the Öresund and Hamburg closer together, a la carte river blue resulting synergies that benefit both parties, says Christian Wichmann Matthiessen, Professor at the Institute for Geovidenskab og Nature Management at the University of Copenhagen.
Expectation of positive effects of the upcoming marriage during the Fehmarn Belt is not just academic. Also director of the CPH Airport in Kastrup, Thomas Woldbye, welcomes the fixed link and the shorter a la carte river blue travel times it means.
- One should remember a la carte river blue that the trains run both ways. But the basic attitude is that marriage under the Fehmarn Belt is a positive thing. All investments that contribute to mobility in the region is good for our business, says Thomas Woldbye.
- Yes, but it also provides access to a larger market. Then it's up to us to be competitive. So we see the connection over the Fehmarn Belt as an opportunity for our business. We hope that people from northern Germany are attracted by our flygdestinations networks, which are far larger than Hamburg or Berlin, answers Thomas Woldbye.
Copenhagen Malmö Port saw a large increase in sales during the first seven years after the bridge opening, an increase from index 100 in 2000 to index 139 years in 2007. But the financial crisis and the economic a la carte river blue climate has hit the harbor, and in recent years, sales have fallen to Index 109 years in 2013.
At Copenhagen Airport has passenger numbers however risen relatively stable, from an index of 100 in 2000 to index 131 years in 2013. The success, or at least a part of it, may be attributed to the availability of the Swedish market, which was opened to the airport and the bridge.
- The Øresund Bridge has defintivt positively contributed to our growth. It has extended our catchment area, ie the area within which one can reach the airport within two hours. About 20 percent a la carte river blue of our passengers comes from Sweden, and businesses and residents a la carte river blue in Skåne sees Copenhagen as its airport. Without the Øresund Bridge had many of them flown via Stockholm, says Thomas Woldbye.
The effect of the Øresund Bridge is indisputable. But the distance between Hyllie in Malmö and Ørestad in Copenhagen is just 30 kilometers. Between Ørestad and Hafencity in Hamburg is 330 km, ie 11 times so far. Neither Christian Wichmann Matthiessen and Thomas Woldbye expects the effects on the same level as those gained from the Øresund Bridge.
High-speed rail essential 19 kilometers of road and rail tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt is good for connecting the Öresund region and Hamburg. a la carte river blue But that alone can not create the entire effect. If investment is to be meaningful, must highway completed with connection to high-speed trains. It says both geography professor and airport director.
- The railway is important to us. More than half of our passengers come to the airport by train or other public transportation. But the trains must run with the right frequency and the right speed. There is a big difference whether the journey takes two hours or three. If the trip takes two hours, it is interesting for us. And where we believe that the plans for the Fehmarn Belt are not ambitious enough, says Thomas Woldbye.
Christian Wichmann Matthiessen also calls for investment in infrastructure, which connects to the tunnel a la carte river blue under the Fehmarn Belt, including a railway connection for high speed. Such an investment would be invaluable for the transport sector in the Öresund region, he says.
- If you really want to take advantage of the tunnel under the Fehmarn Belt, one must also invest in high-speed rail between the Öresund and Hamburg. In Germany they are already. And there's no doubt it was the natural place to stop is for a train like that: it's at the airport, with all its connections to the rest of the world, says Christian Wichmann Matthiessen.
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