Amsterdam - Reykjavik Route Case Study

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The aim of this essay is to inform readers about specific route details between Amsterdam
and Reykjavik.
First of all, Netherland is a country in northwestern Europe and harbor 17.2 million
people. Aviation is of great significance to the Netherlands. Airports directly and indirectly
stimulate regional economies as well as the national economy. Amsterdam is the capital of
Netherland and has 872.000 people within the boundaries of. This means that the
percentage of Dutch population living in Amsterdam is 19%. Schiphol, near Amsterdam, is
one of Europes largest airports. It connects the Netherlands to the global economy and is a
major tourist hub.
Iceland is a Nordic island country of Europe located in the North Atlantic Ocean and
harbor 335.000 people. Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland and has 123.000 people. Thereby,
the percentage of Iceland population living in Reykjavik is 27%. A few years might seem like
a short timeframe for rapid change, but Icelands aviation companies have gone from
struggles for survival to success in just eight years.

Here are the passenger, IATA and ICAO codes and per capita information related to
Reykjavk Airport, Keflavik International Airport and Amsterdam Schiphol International
Airport.

Keflavk International Airport

Total arrival : 2.318.293
Total departure : 2.304.261
Total transit : 2.198.804
Total passangers' : 6.821.358
IATA CODE : KEF
ICAO CODE : BIKF
Reykjavik Airport
IATA CODE: RKV
ICAO CODE: BIRK
Total domestic 378 Thousand.
Total Passangers' : 6.5 million
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Total passengers' : 63.5 million
IATA CODE : AMS
ICAO CODE : EHAM
 There are two airlines flying directly between Amsterdam and Reykjavik : WOW and
Icelandair Airlines. There are only 2 flights in a day. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport and Keflavk
International Airport are connected.

Here are the detailed route capacity information about WOW Airline and Icelandair.
Wow airline

Day of flights: S, M, T, W, F, S (All days)

Route: Amsterdam(AMS) to
Reykjavik(KEF)
Departure Time: 11:35
Aircraft Type: A320-200
Aircraft Seat Capacity: 174
Day of flight: S, M, T, W, F, S (All days)
Route: Reykjavik (KEF) to
Amsterdam(AMS)
Departure Time: 06:00
Aircraft Type: A320-200
Aircraft Seat Capacity: 200
Icelandair

Day of flights: S, M, T, W, F, S (All days)

Route: Amsterdam(AMS) to Reykjavik(KEF)
Departure Time: 13:00
Aircraft Type: B767-300
Aircraft Seat Capacity: 262
Day of flights: S, M, T, W, F, S (All days)
Route: Reykjavik (KEF) to Amsterdam(AMS)
Departure Time: 07:40
Aircraft Type: B767-300
Aircraft Seat Capacity: 262
Flying distance: 2026 km
Normal distance (by road & sea): 3236 km

Available Seat for Wow Airline: 174

Available Seat Kilometer: 174x2026=352524
Available Seat for Icelandair: 262
Available Seat Kilometer: 262x2026=530812
In this case, we assumed Load Factor as 90% and we calculated revenue passenger each
airlines with 90% Load Factor.

Revenue Passanger (RP)

WOW Air: 157 (available seat for each flight is 157)
Icelanair: 239 (available seat for each flight is 239)
Revenue Passanger Per KM (RPK)
WOW Air: 318,082 (per kilometer for one passenger)
Iceland Air: 484,214 (per kilometer for one passenger)
Load Factor %90 (We assumed it)

Sources
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ww443
https://wowair.us/about-us/wow-aircraft/meet-the-wow-fleet/
https://tr.flightaware.com/live/flight/ICE501
http://www.icelandair.us/information/about-icelandair/our-fleet/boeing-767-300/
https://www.travelmath.com/from/Amsterdam,+Netherlands/to/Reykjavik,+Iceland
https://www.google.com.tr/maps/dir/Reykjavik,+%C4%B0zlanda/Amsterdam+Schiphol+Hav
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http://airportsbase.org/Iceland/all/Reykjavik/Reykjavik_Airport
https://www.world-airport-codes.com/netherlands/schiphol-225.html
http://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/reykjavik-population/
http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/iceland-population/
https://www.hollandtradeandinvest.com/holland-information/geography-and-population