Icelandair to expand capacity in 2012 by 13%

Icelandair (Reykjavik) is one of the airlines that is benefiting from the recent Icelandic volcanic eruptions. Tourism is up to Iceland. As a result, the company has announced an expanded schedule for 2012 which will be the largest in the company’s history and 13 percent larger than this year’s schedule.

A new year-round destination, Denver, Colorado, will be added, and the frequency of flights to various cities in the United States and Europe will be increased. The number of the company’s passengers in 2012 is projected at 2 million in 2012, as compared to an estimated 1.8 million in 2011.

A total of 16 Boeing 757 aircraft will be used to serve the company’s route network next summer, two more than in the current year. The company’s aircraft will take off up to 400 times each week over the summer, and passengers will number about 10,000 per day at peak periods.

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