The Company carried 306 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The Company has never before carried more passengers in a single month. The number of passengers was up by 11% as compared to July last year. The capacity increase totalled 12% between years. The passenger load factor was 86.2% compared to 85.4% at the same time last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 15.7%. Passengers on this market were 53% of total passengers carried on the Company’s international flights.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were just over 32 thousand in July, which is 10% decrease from July last year. The capacity was decreased by 15% compared to July 2012. The load factor was 73.8%, increasing by 6.5 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% between years. Cargo transport increased by 9% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels increased by 4% compared to previous year. The room utilization was 89.2%, compared to 88.4% in July last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 306,241 | 11% | 1,273,361 | 13% |
Load Factor | 86.2% | 0.8 ppt | 79.4% | -1.6 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,032.3 | 12% | 4,646.6 | 18% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 32,495 | -10% | 181,864 | -10% |
Load Factor | 73.8% | 6.5 ppt | 71.2% | 3.2 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 20.2 | -15% | 90.1 | -14% |
CAPACITY | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 5.0 ppt | 90.4% | -0.9 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 2,423 | -11% | 16,589 | -11% |
CARGO | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 21,151 | 13% | 112,272 | 9% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,381 | 9% | 54,307 | 5% |
HOTELS | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 41,416 | 3% | 189,032 | 11% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 36,923 | 4% | 136,587 | 11% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 89.2% | 0.8 ppt | 72.3% | -0.4 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