Icelandair posts record September load factor of 84.9%

• Icelandair reported a September load factor of 84.9%, up 3.2 percentage points from 81.7% a year earlier.
• Passenger volumes fell 3% year-on-year to 466,000, despite a 7% rise in travel to Iceland.
• Capacity dropped 8% as measured by available seat kilometers; yield climbed 14% to 10.30 US cents.
• Connecting passengers declined 15%; sold block hours in leasing operations increased 6%.
• Freight ton kilometers rose 14%; CO₂ emissions per operational ton kilometer decreased 5%.

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