Icelandair October load factor hits monthly record of 86.1%

• Icelandair's October load factor reached 86.1%, the highest ever for the month.
• Passenger numbers fell 5% year over year to 439,000.
• Capacity measured in available seat kilometers declined 7% as schedules were reduced in response to significantly higher fuel prices.
• On-time performance improved 3.2 percentage points to 84.5%.
• Sold block hours in leasing operations rose 12%; freight ton kilometers increased 4% year over year.

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