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Nov 07, 2019 (newstodate): Icelandair is fighting hard to overcome the negative effects from the sustained grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX fleet - but passenger figures are encouraging.
In October, the carrier transported a total of 154,000 passengers, an increase by 16 percent, y-o-y.
In the first 10 months of this year, the carrier has lifted some 1.6 mio incoming passengers, up 26 percent, while passenger volumes from Iceland are up 20 percent, y-o-y, and the volume of transit passengers is down eight percent in the period.
Icelandair started operating its first three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2018, with six more planned for 2019; seven Boeing 737 MAX aircraft would be added in 2020 and 2021, bringing the fleet to a total of 16 of this type.
But after the grounding of the five Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the fleet, Icelandair has relied on sourcing external capacity through various leasing arrangements.
Through these efforts, the airline has succeeded in raising its capacity utilization to 85.3 percent, against 80.9 percent in the same time last year.
In October, the carrier transported a total of 154,000 passengers, an increase by 16 percent, y-o-y.
In the first 10 months of this year, the carrier has lifted some 1.6 mio incoming passengers, up 26 percent, while passenger volumes from Iceland are up 20 percent, y-o-y, and the volume of transit passengers is down eight percent in the period.
Icelandair started operating its first three Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft in 2018, with six more planned for 2019; seven Boeing 737 MAX aircraft would be added in 2020 and 2021, bringing the fleet to a total of 16 of this type.
But after the grounding of the five Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in the fleet, Icelandair has relied on sourcing external capacity through various leasing arrangements.
Through these efforts, the airline has succeeded in raising its capacity utilization to 85.3 percent, against 80.9 percent in the same time last year.