The Company carried 198 thousand passengers on international flights in September. The number of passengers was up by 18% as compared to September last year. The capacity increase compared to September 2011 was 17%. The passenger load factor was 81.0 % compared to 78.0% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were slightly over 28 thousand in September, which was a 5% decrease from September last year. The load factor was 70%, increasing by 4.1 percentage points compared to September 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 5% in September. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year. Cargo transport increased by 14% as compared to September last year. The number of available room nights at our hotels was up by 24% from previous year. The room utilization was 76.5%, 4.1 percentage points lower than in September 2011.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | SEP 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 198,207 | 18% | 1,597,757 | 15% |
| Load Factor | 81.0% | 3.0 ppt | 81.7% | 2.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 714,056 | 17% | 5,571,273 | 14% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS | SEP 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 28,233 | -5% | 266,161 | 0% |
| Load Factor | 70.0% | 4.1 ppt | 68.5% | -0.8 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 15,266 | -6% | 143,780 | 2% |
| CAPACITY | SEP 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 7.7 ppt | 92.3% | 0.0 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,578 | -5% | 24,009 | -10% |
| CARGO | SEP 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 17,313 | 10% | 138,782 | 7% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,911 | 14% | 66,211 | 18% |
| HOTELS | SEP 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,200 | 24% | 226,154 | 14% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 16,989 | 18% | 170,312 | 20% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 76.5% | -4.1 ppt | 75.3% | 3.7 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