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Oct 11, 2012 (newstodate): Iceland's Keflavik Airport is seeing brisk growth in passenger volumes in 2012.
In 2012 June, July and August - the busiest months - saw passenger volumes up by nine percent to one million passengers, and the trend was sustained through September as well, with volumes up 19 percent, y-o-y.
Looking into the airlines' winter schedules, Keflavik Airport remains optimistic of a boom in 2012/2013.
Keflavik's largest customer, Icelandair has announced a 15 percent increase in 2013 over 2012.
The carrier's predicted rise in passengers is relatively higher in the winter season, which includes six new destinations, and fits well with Keflavik's plan for better off-season utilization.
Iceland Express has announced 30 percent higher capacity in 2012 with plans to resume flights to the US, but fewer destinations with higher frequencies in Europe.
New operator at the airport, Wow Air plans to double the capacity with more destinations and higher frequency, operating on two regular and several periodic routes during the winter season.
Norwegian Air plans winter operations in Iceland, easyJet aims to increase flights in the winter season and to add more destinations in summer 2013, and SAS continues the established year-round service to Oslo.
To cope with the increasing passenger volumes, Keflavik International Airport's operator, Isavia, is continuously increasing the efficiency of the Leif Ericsson air terminal.
Projects include the upgrade of passenger service and waiting areas, improved land-side terminal access and automatic check-in for increased customer comfort and smooth flow through the terminal.
Other efforts include maximizing the efficiency of airport facilities including new pre-boarding lounges under development and relocating various support functions to increase the transfer and departure areas.
In 2012 June, July and August - the busiest months - saw passenger volumes up by nine percent to one million passengers, and the trend was sustained through September as well, with volumes up 19 percent, y-o-y.
Looking into the airlines' winter schedules, Keflavik Airport remains optimistic of a boom in 2012/2013.
Keflavik's largest customer, Icelandair has announced a 15 percent increase in 2013 over 2012.
The carrier's predicted rise in passengers is relatively higher in the winter season, which includes six new destinations, and fits well with Keflavik's plan for better off-season utilization.
Iceland Express has announced 30 percent higher capacity in 2012 with plans to resume flights to the US, but fewer destinations with higher frequencies in Europe.
New operator at the airport, Wow Air plans to double the capacity with more destinations and higher frequency, operating on two regular and several periodic routes during the winter season.
Norwegian Air plans winter operations in Iceland, easyJet aims to increase flights in the winter season and to add more destinations in summer 2013, and SAS continues the established year-round service to Oslo.
To cope with the increasing passenger volumes, Keflavik International Airport's operator, Isavia, is continuously increasing the efficiency of the Leif Ericsson air terminal.
Projects include the upgrade of passenger service and waiting areas, improved land-side terminal access and automatic check-in for increased customer comfort and smooth flow through the terminal.
Other efforts include maximizing the efficiency of airport facilities including new pre-boarding lounges under development and relocating various support functions to increase the transfer and departure areas.