American Airlines is creating a new direct route between Philadelphia international Airport and Copenhagen, Denmark that should bring economic opportunities to Greater Philadelphia, writes Emma Dooling for Philadelphia Business Journal.

Officials say the new route will also open up more business and leisure travel between the two destinations.

The new route starts June 6 and should bring $31.9 million in annual revenue to the region. That include visitor spending at hotels and other outlets, according to PHL’s Chief Commercial Officer Kate Sullivan.

The Copenhagen flight is the first flight since 2019 from PHL into Scandinavia, which covers Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

The route is also expected to support 138 full- and part-time jobs in Philadelphia, with job earnings at about $7.7 million.

Denmark and southern Sweden have lately drawn the attention of travelers, Sullivan said. 

“It is 100 percent one of the destinations, I would say Scandinavia broadly, that our business community in particular has said it would be great to have stronger activity from Philadelphia to,” she said.

The life sciences industry, particularly, stands to benefit from the direct route.

Read more about the economic opportunities available with American Airlines new direct route to Denmark in the Philadelphia Business Journal.