715 thousand guests in October

The month of October was lively at Keflavík Airport (KEF), with 714,994 guests passing through the airport. This a +3.3% increase from the same month last year, showing that travel excitement is increasing.

A total of 24 airlines flew to 82 destinations. The most popular destinations were London, New York, Copenhagen, Paris, and Amsterdam.

The busiest day of the month was on Saturday, October 5, when 26,409 guests went through the airport.

According to the numbers from the Icelandic Tourist Board, around 55,000 Icelanders departed in October. From the beginning of the year (January-October), Icelanders have travelled abroad 519,000 times, representing a 0.3% increase compared to the same period last year.

Departures of foreign guests from KEF were 213,000. This is nearly 10,000 more than in October last year. Since the beginning of the year, nearly two million foreign guests have departed from Iceland, representing a 4.9% increase compared to the same period last year.

The majority of departures were attributed to Americans, accounting for about 20% of the total. British travellers made up 11%, Germans 8%, Chinese 5%, and French 4% of the total departing foreigners.