Icelandic low-cost carrier PLAY Airlines has announced that August 2024 was one of the most successful months in its three-year history. While the carrier saw passenger numbers continuing to rise, it also saw load factors reach their highest-ever level.
PLAY carried 187,960 passengers in August 2024, representing a 1.8% increase over August 2023 when the airline flew just under 185,000 passengers. Meanwhile, the company’s network load factor in August 2024 reached 91.6%, setting a record for the highest load factor in a single month for the airline. This figure represents an impressive 2.7% increase over the 88.9% load factor recorded in August 2023.
“A record month for PLAY in terms of load factor is something we are extremely proud of,” said Einar Örn Ólafsson, CEO of PLAY Airlines. “It shows that our services are well received in our markets and that demand has picked up. This achievement is especially notable as August can be a tricky month for sales due to the return to normal routines after summer vacations. Despite that, we managed to increase both our passenger numbers and our load factor,” he added.
The budget carrier operated to 32 destinations during the month from its home base in Reykjavik-Keflavik International Airport in Iceland (KEF). Out of this total, 22 of these routes achieved a load factor of over 90%. In addition to the record load factor,…
Source www.aerotime.aero
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