451 thousand guests in January

The year is off to a good start, with a total of 451,190 guests passing through the airport in January. This is an increase of 12% compared to the same period in 2023. The busiest day was January 2nd, when 22,611 guests made their way through the airport.

A total of 20 airlines flew to 61 destinations. The most popular destinations were London, Copenhagen, New York, Manchester, and Paris.

Departures of Icelanders were around 37,000 in January.

According to the Icelandic Tourist Board, the departures of foreign passengers from the country through KEF were just under 131,000 in January. Most of these departures were by British and American passengers, accounting for a total of 40% of all departures.

The British made up one-fifth, or 21%, of total departures. Americans followed closely with 19% of all foreign passenger departures. Germans were in third place, followed by Dutch and Chinese passengers.

We look forward to welcoming even more visitors in the new year at KEF.