The Flight – from Denmark to Málaga and back home again

Live: arrivals and departures

Check if your flight is on time – or when the family lands:

• Málaga: Aena – flight information (select Málaga-Costa del Sol) · Flightradar24 – arrivals · departures
• Copenhagen: departures · arrivals
• Billund: departures · arrivals
• Aalborg: aal.dk · Aarhus: aar.dk

Also download your airline's app – it notifies you of gate changes and delays.

Who flies from Denmark?

Routes from regional airports are often seasonal with fewer departures in the summer. Check the airlines' own timetables.

Where to buy tickets

• Compare prices on Google Flights, Momondo or Skyscanner. Set a price alert for your route – you will then be notified when the price drops.
• Book directly with the airline once you have found the price. This makes it easier to change your ticket and get help if something goes wrong.
• Be flexible with the day – a day before or after can halve the price. Winter flights to Málaga quickly become expensive during the Christmas and Easter holidays.
• Check what is included in the price. The cheapest ticket is often just a small bag under the seat – a suitcase costs extra, and it is cheaper to buy it straight away than at the airport.

Suitcases and hand luggage

• Weigh your suitcase at home with luggage scales. Most checked suitcases are allowed to weigh 20 or 23 kg – overweight costs dearly at the desk.
• Measure your bag – wheels and handles count. Low-cost airlines measure at the gate.
• Put an AirTag or similar in your suitcase, and take a photo of it before handing it over.
• Valuables, medicine, keys and chargers in your hand luggage – never in your suitcase.
• Power banks and extra batteries are only allowed in hand luggage.

Check-in and security

• Check in online as soon as it opens (typically 24–48 hours before). With Ryanair, online check-in is free – at the airport, it costs a fee.
• Arrive in good time – at least 2 hours before departure. In summer and during holidays, the queues in Málaga can be long.
• Liquids: Pack as if the 100 ml rule applies: maximum 100 ml per container in a single transparent 1-litre bag. Málaga is in the process of getting new 3D scanners where liquids and laptops can stay in the bag – but not all lanes have them yet, and the 100 ml limit still applies.
• Take out your laptop and iPad from your bag if staff ask you to.
• Passport: You must have a valid passport – a driving licence is not a travel document, and Danes do not have a national ID card. Children must have their own passport. The new European Entry/Exit System (EES) does not apply to EU citizens.

When you land in Málaga

Follow the signs "Salidas / Exit" and "Recogida de equipajes / Baggage claim". From the arrivals hall you will find the bus, train, taxis and hire cars – see Buses for the easy route to Playa Tropical, Car hire and Car sharing.

Has your suitcase not arrived? Go to the baggage desk before you leave the baggage hall and get a Property Irregularity Report (PIR) with a reference number. Damage must be reported in writing to the airline within 7 days, and a delayed suitcase within 21 days of receiving it.

Delayed or cancelled?

EU passenger rights regulations (Regulation 261/2004) apply to all flights departing from an EU country and to EU airline flights arriving in the EU.

• Compensation: If you arrive more than 3 hours late – or your flight is cancelled at short notice – you are entitled to 400 € (≈ 2,984 kr.) per person on the Denmark–Málaga route (1,500–3,500 km), unless the airline can prove "extraordinary circumstances" such as storms or strikes outside the airline's control.
• Refreshments: In the event of a 3-hour delay on this route, the airline must provide food and drink – and hotel accommodation if you have to wait until the next day.
• Claim directly with the airline via their online form – it is free. Compensation companies typically take a large cut of the amount.
• The EU has agreed new rules, but they will come into force no earlier than 2027. Until then, the rules above apply.

Smart airport habits

• Wear your heavy jacket and heavy shoes on the plane – they don't add weight to your suitcase.
• Bring an empty water bottle and fill it up after security control.
• Keep an eye on the gate on the screens – it often changes at the last minute.
• Never joke about bombs or weapons at security – it is taken seriously.
• Keep your suitcase under supervision in the arrivals hall; pickpockets prey on tired tourists.

The checklist – don't forget these

🖨 Print the checklist (with the 20 phrases on page 2)

1. Passport – valid for the entire stay.
2. The European Health Insurance Card and your travel insurance.
3. Boarding pass on your mobile (and preferably a screenshot).
4. Medicine in your hand luggage, preferably with the prescription.
5. Payment card and a little cash in euros for the bus and taxi.
6. Driving licence if you are renting a car – and credit card for the deposit.
7. Keys and paperwork for the apartment.
8. Charger and power bank in your hand luggage. Spain uses the same plug sockets as Denmark.
9. Bus or transfer booked in advance – see Buses.
10. The 20 Spanish phrases – print them here.

Krone amounts are converted at 1 € ≈ 7.46 kr. and rounded.