Keflavik International Airport, the main international gateway into Iceland, has registered a higher than expected increase in passenger numbers for the first six months of 2012, with 3.2 per cent more passengers travelling through the facility than it had forecast. According to airport data, arriving passenger numbers are up 14.4 per cent on the same period last year with departing traffic up 12.2 per cent.
Much of this growth can be attributed to the arrival of new operators at the airport, the most notable being new Icelandic low-cost carrier WOW Air. However, easyJet, Norwegian and Primera Air have all launched scheduled services to Keflavik and Icelandair and SAS Scandinavian Airlines have both boosted their own flight capacity.
“The increase in passenger numbers over the past two years is a clear indicator that a new growing season of passenger traffic has begun. It has also been gratifying to observe how well received the new airlines and routes have been alongside many new passengers at Keflavik International,” said Gudny Johannsdottir, Business and Route Development Manager at Isavia, the operating company for Keflavik International Airport.
Interest in visiting Iceland has grown significantly over the past few years, with more and more tourists choosing Iceland as a holiday destination. The country’s capital, Reykjavik, is also becoming a popular destination for live music and nightlife.
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