In April 2023, Icelandair‘s passengers were 295,874 compared to 241,914 in April last year, an increase of 22%. Capacity in April was 17% higher than last year, the airline has reported this week.
Passengers on international flights were 273,191 compared to nearly 219,000 in April 2022, that's an increase of around 25%. Passengers to Iceland were 103,813 and 53,173 from Iceland. Via passengers were around 116,450.
The airline says that 80% of its international flights were on time or very close to it and the average load factor was 83.4%. Despite increased competition, the load factor on North American routes was 85.3%, and improved by 10.4 ppt compared to April last year.
Domestically, the airline flew 22,683 people on its flights which were 77.2% full and 84% operated on time.
| Route Network | Apr 23 | Apr 22 | CHG (%) | YTD 23 | YTD 22 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 295,874 | 241,914 | 22% | 960,162 | 663,892 | 45% |
| Load Factor | 83.3% | 76.4% | 6.9 ppt | 79.4% | 70.3% | 9.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,009.6 | 862.0 | 17% | 3,364.1 | 2,565.6 | 31% |
| Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 841.3 | 658.9 | 28% | 2,672.1 | 1,803.2 | 48% |
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | Apr 23 | Apr 22 | CHG (%) | YTD 23 | YTD 22 | CHG (%) |
| To market (passengers) | 103,813 | 94,691 | 10% | 391,935 | 297,742 | 32% |
| From market (passengers) | 52,928 | 53,170 | 0% | 190,039 | 139,260 | 36% |
| Via market (passengers) | 116,450 | 71,090 | 64% | 292,993 | 153,335 | 91% |
| Number of Passengers | 273,191 | 218,951 | 25% | 874,967 | 590,336 | 48% |
| Load Factor | 83.4% | 76.4% | 7.0 ppt | 79.5% | 70.2% | 9.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,001.0 | 854.1 | 17% | 3,331.8 | 2,539.7 | 31% |
| Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 834.6 | 652.6 | 28% | 2,647.5 | 1,782.6 | 49% |
| Stage length (KM) | 3,027 | 2,982 | 2% | 2,980 | 3,024 | -1% |
| On-Time-Performance (Arrivals) | 80.0% | 85.0% | -5.0 ppt | 78.0% | 73.5% | 4.5 ppt |
| DOMESTIC FLIGHTS | Apr 23 | Apr 22 | CHG (%) | YTD 23 | YTD 22 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 22,683 | 22,963 | -1% | 85,195 | 73,556 | 16% |
| Load Factor | 77.2% | 80.3% | -3.1 ppt | 76.2% | 79.7% | -3.5 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 8.6 | 7.9 | 9% | 32.3 | 25.8 | 25% |
| On-Time-Performance (Arrivals) | 84% | 88% | -4.0 ppt | 84% | 69% | 15.0 ppt |
| Cargo & Leasing | Apr 23 | Apr 22 | CHG (%) | YTD 23 | YTD 22 | CHG (%) |
| Sold Block Hours - Leasing | 1,193 | 1,017 | 17% | 4,925 | 4,661 | 6% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 14,735 | 13,551 | 9% | 57,968 | 47,289 | 23% |
| CO2 EMISSIONS | Apr 23 | Apr 22 | CHG (%) | YTD 23 | YTD 22 | CHG (%) |
| Total CO2 emissions tonnes | 73,737 | 64,147 | 15% | 249,460 | 197,394 | 26% |
| CO2 emissions per OTK | 0.73 | 0.79 | -7% | 0.77 | 0.87 | -12% |
Read on for details on Icelandair's upcoming winter schedule.
Frequency to a number of destinations has been increased and for the first time day flights to New York and Boston are added to the winter schedule, putting weekly flights up to 11 from Reykjavik to Boston, and 21 from Reykjavik to New York. The expanded network will offer passengers greater choice and flexibility from Icelandair’s hub in Reykjavik.
Changes from seasonal to year-round service
Due to popular demand and strong commercial performance, the Rome, Barcelona, Raleigh Durham, Baltimore, and Vancouver routes have all been upgraded from seasonal to year-round for winter 23/24.
New year-round destinations:
Barcelona (BCN) Three flights per week
Raleigh-Durham (RDU) Four flights per week
Rome (FCO) Three flights per week
Vancouver (YVR) Four flights per week
Baltimore (BWI) Daily flights
Increased frequency and flexibility
Alongside the expansion of seasonal routes, Icelandair has introduced a number of frequency changes and up-gauges throughout the season to ensure customer travel needs are met. This will allow passengers more travel choices throughout the Icelandair network.
This includes an introduction of up to daily flights from Keflavik to Chicago, Minneapolis and Munich. The winter season will also see frequency uplifts to some of the most popular destinations in the Icelandair network such as Boston and New York.
Boston (BOS) 7 to 11 flights per week
Chicago (ORD) 5-7 flights per week
Minneapolis (MSP) 4-7 flights per week
Munich (MUC) Daily flights
New York (JFK) 17-21 flights per week
Tenerife (TFS) 4-6 flights per week
Prague (PRG) Extended until 5 January, 2 flights per week in November and December
