The Company carried 271 thousand passengers on international flights in August, which is a record for the month of August. The number of passengers was up by 9% as compared to last year. The capacity increase compared to August 2011 was 12%. The passenger load factor was 84.9% compared to 85.3% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased most or by 19% compared to August in previous year. Passengers on this market were 50% of total passengers carried on our international flights.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 36.9 thousand in August, which was a 3% decrease from August last year. The load factor was 69.3%, decreasing by 4.9 percentage points compared to August 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% in August. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year. Cargo transport increased by 5% as compared to August last year. The number of available room nights at our hotels was up by 5% from previous year. The room utilization was 88.1%, 5.8 percentage points higher than in August 2011.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | AUG 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 271,025 | 9% | 1,400,103 | 14% |
| Load Factor | 84.9% | -0.4 ppt | 81.8% | 2.0 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 923,995 | 12% | 4,857,217 | 13% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS | AUG 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 36,920 | -3% | 238,719 | 0% |
| Load Factor | 69.3% | -4.9 ppt | 68.1% | -1.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 23,995 | 10% | 128,605 | 3% |
| CAPACITY | AUG 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 92.0% | 7.4 ppt | 91.4% | -0.9 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,778 | -11% | 21,431 | -10% |
| CARGO | AUG 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 19,026 | 2% | 121,846 | 7% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 6,399 | 5% | 58,515 | 19% |
| HOTELS | AUG 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 33,784 | 5% | 203,954 | 13% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 29,755 | 12% | 153,323 | 20% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 88.1% | 5.8 ppt | 75.2% | 4.4 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
