The Company carried 120 thousand passengers on international flights in December. The number of passengers was up by 20% as compared to December last year. The capacity increase compared to December 2011 was 27%. The passenger load factor was 72.7% compared to 74.3% last year. Passengers in 2012 amounted to a record 2 million, which represents an increase of 16% from previous year.
Passengers on regional and Greenland flights were roughly 22 thousand in December, which was a 9% decrease from December last year. The load factor was 66.5%, increasing by 3.6 percentage points compared to December 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 17% in December. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year as well as decreased utilization due to maintenance. Cargo transport decreased by 2% as compared to December last year. The number of available room nights was up by 28% from previous year. The room utilization was 46.1%, 2.5 percentage points higher than in December 2011.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | DEC 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 119,580 | 20% | 2,020,377 | 16% |
Load Factor | 72.7% | -1.6 ppt | 80.6% | 1.4 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 476,244 | 27% | 7,175,753 | 16% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS | DEC 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 22,030 | -9% | 342,843 | -1% |
Load Factor | 66.5% | 3.6 ppt | 69.2% | 0.7 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) | 10,534 | -14% | 177,786 | -1% |
CAPACITY | DEC 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 79.2% | -18.7 ppt | 91.3% | -2.2 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 2,404 | -17% | 31,104 | -10% |
CARGO | DEC 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 12,830 | 7% | 181,902 | 8% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,440 | -2% | 89,381 | 15% |
HOTELS | DEC 12 | CHG (%) | YTD 12 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,946 | 28% | 294,240 | 16% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 10,582 | 35% | 210,114 | 22% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 46.1% | 2.5 ppt | 71.4% | 3.5 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