The Company carried 279 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The number of passengers was up by 10% as compared to July last year. The capacity increase compared to July 2011 was 11%. The passenger load factor was 85.3% as compared to 85.4% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased by 13% compared to July in the previous year and the increase in number of tourists visiting Iceland was 10%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 38 thousand in July, which was a 1% increase from July last year. The load factor was 69.6%, decreasing by 3.9 percentage points as compared to July 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% in July. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year. Cargo transport increased by 7% as compared to July last year. The number of available hotel room nights at our hotels was up by 7% from previous year. The room utilization was 88.0%, 2.7 percentage points higher than in July 2011.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JUL 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 278,505 | 10% | 1,131,487 | 16% |
| Load Factor | 85.3% | -0.1 ppt | 81.0% | 2.5 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 924,131 | 11% | 3,933,222 | 14% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS | JUL 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 38,013 | 1% | 212,463 | 4% |
| Load Factor | 69.6% | -3.9 ppt | 70.2% | 0.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 22,593 | 2% | 103,488 | 0% |
| CAPACITY | JUL 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 95.0% | 9.9 ppt | 91.3% | -2.1 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,732 | -11% | 18,653 | -10% |
| CARGO | JUL 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 18,919 | -1% | 102,820 | 8% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 6,830 | 7% | 52,116 | 21% |
| HOTELS | JUL 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 40,300 | 7% | 170,170 | 14% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 35,469 | 10% | 123,422 | 22% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 88.0% | 2.7 ppt | 72.5% | 4.3 ppt |
For further detailed information please contact:
Bogi Nils Bogason, CFO, Icelandair Group tel: + 354 665-8801
Íris Hulda Þórisdóttir, Director Investor Relations, Icelandair Group tel: + 354 840-7010
