The Icelandic budget carrier PLAY takes solace in its June performance as 160,979 people flew with the airline, a new high in its ever-so-short history. 

The airline claims its load factor for the month was 87.2% and rather impressively, 81.2% of its flights arrived on time. Of all those carried, 29.8% of passengers departing from Iceland, 25.8% were travelling to Iceland, and 44.4% were connecting passengers travelling via Iceland.

In the first six months of the year, a total of 604,670 people travelled with PLAY, an increase of 154% from the same period in 2022 when 238,053 passengers travelled with the airline. In the second quarter of 2023, 392,325 passengers travelled with them, an increase of 117% from the same period in 2022 when 181,202 passengers travelled on PLAY's planes.

PLAY began operating its fifth North American destination very late in June with the start of services to Hamilton Airport* in Toronto, Canada, on 22nd June. The airline said this new route is already experiencing very strong demand from both sides of the Atlantic. 

 

In June 2022, PLAY flew 87,932 passengers, which means June 2023 sees an 83% growth in passenger numbers from the same month last year. The June load factor also significantly improved since last year, from 79.2% in 2022 to 87.2% in 2023.

In June, and for the coming months, the demand from the USA is very strong with average yields significantly higher than last year. In June, the North American destinations performed very well, with a load factor of over 90%. The outlook for PLAY continues to be very positive, with continued high demand and increased revenue in key markets.

PLAY welcomed its 10th aircraft in June. The aircraft is a brand-new Airbus A321neo and was delivered straight out of the Airbus factory in Hamburg, Germany. PLAY now has the youngest fleet in Europe, around 550 employees and serves nearly 40 destinations on both sides of the Atlantic.