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Record-Breaking July For Keflavík Airport With Nine Percent Rise In Foreign Passengers
['Iryna Zubenko', 'Jóhannes Bjarkason', 'The Reykjavík Grapevine', 'Art Bicnick']
News – The Reykjavik Grapevine
Photo by Art BicnickThe number of foreign passengers travelling through Keflavík Airport in July increased by nine percent year-on-year, reports RÚV.
In July this year, 302,000 foreign passengers passed through Keflavík Airport, according to new figures from the Icelandic Tourist Board.
In the record year of 2018, 279,000 foreign travellers went through Keflavík Airport in July.
Three out of every 10 foreign travellers passing through Keflavík Airport last month came from the United States — more than 101,000 in total.
So far this year, 1,257,000 foreign passengers have travelled through Keflavík Airport — a slight increase compared to the same period last year.
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