The Company carried 172 thousand passengers on international flights in October. The number of passengers was up by 18% as compared to October last year. The capacity increase compared to October 2011 was 21%. The passenger load factor was 80.6% compared to 81.4% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 37%. The increase on the tourist market to Iceland was 16%. The number of international passengers in January - October was 1.77 million, already exceeding the 2011 full year record of 1.75 million passengers.
Passengers on regional and Greenland flights were 29 thousand in October, which was a 1% decrease from October last year. The load factor was 76.6%, increasing by 9.3 percentage points compared to October 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 2% in October. 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 October last year. The number of available room nights was up by 24% from previous year. The room utilization was 67.6%, 4.3 percentage points higher than in October 2011.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | OCT 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 172,015 | 18% | 1,769,887 | 15% |
Load Factor | 80.6% | -0.8 ppt | 81.6% | 1.8 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 623,679 | 21% | 6,195,498 | 14% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS | OCT 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 28,971 | -1% | 295,132 | 0% |
Load Factor | 76.6% | 9.3 ppt | 69.1% | 0.0 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 12,315 | -12% | 156,091 | 0% |
CAPACITY | OCT 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 93.1% | 0.0 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 2,551 | -2% | 26,560 | -9% |
CARGO | OCT 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 16,094 | 12% | 154,885 | 7% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,266 | 14% | 74,476 | 18% |
HOTELS | OCT 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,940 | 24% | 249,094 | 15% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 15,512 | 33% | 185,824 | 21% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 67.6% | 4.3 ppt | 74.6% | 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