The Company carried 131 thousand passengers on international flights in November. The number of passengers was up by 25% as compared to November last year. The capacity increase compared to November 2011 was 31%. The passenger load factor was 75.9% compared to 76.9% last year.
Passengers on regional and Greenland flights were a little less than 26 thousand in November, which was a 4% decrease from November last year. The load factor was 72.4%, increasing by 5.6 percentage points compared to November 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 12% in November. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year. Cargo transport increased by 6% as compared to November last year. The number of available room nights was up by 24% from previous year. The room utilization was 61.8%, 5.9 percentage points higher than in November 2011.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | NOV 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 131,021 | 25% | 1,900,770 | 16% |
Load Factor | 75.9% | -1.0 ppt | 81.1% | 1.6 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 504,011 | 31% | 6,699,509 | 16% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS | NOV 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 25,665 | -4% | 320,812 | -1% |
Load Factor | 72.4% | 5.6 ppt | 69.4% | 0.4 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 11,171 | -11% | 167,251 | 0% |
CAPACITY | NOV 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 86.4% | -7.4 ppt | 92.5% | -0.6 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 2,140 | -12% | 28,700 | -9% |
CARGO | NOV 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 14,187 | 12% | 169,072 | 8% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,464 | 6% | 81,941 | 16% |
HOTELS | NOV 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,200 | 24% | 271,294 | 15% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 13,712 | 37% | 199,536 | 22% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 61.8% | 5.9 ppt | 73.5% | 3.8 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