The Company carried 159 thousand passengers on international flights in March. The number of passengers was up by 10% as compared to March last year. The capacity increase in available seat kilometers was 17%. The capacity increase to North-America was 28%, due to flights to new destination Edmonton and increased frequency to Toronto and Washington. The capacity increase on European routes totalled 5%. The passenger load factor was 78.2%, decreasing by 1.1 percentage points compared to March last year.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 24 thousand in March, which is 7% decrease from March last year. The capacity was decreased by 4%. The load factor was 72.0%, decreasing by 2.1 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 21% between years. Cargo transport increased by 10% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 8% from previous year. The room utilization was 78.5%, compared to 72.7% in March last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | MAR 14 | MAR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 159,314 | 144,997 | 10% | 397,250 | 11% |
| Load Factor | 78.2% | 79.2% | -1.1 ppt | 74.3% | 0.2 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 615.9 | 526,363 | 17% | 1,578.5 | 15% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | MAR 14 | MAR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 24,089 | 26,016 | -7% | 65,122 | -8% |
| Load Factor | 72.0% | 74.2% | -2.1 ppt | 70.5% | -0.2 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 11.1 | 11,578 | -4% | 29.5 | -6% |
| CAPACITY | MAR 14 | MAR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 90.0% | 10.0 ppt | 100.0% | 18.0 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,807 | 2,275 | -21% | 6,113 | -15% |
| CARGO | MAR 14 | MAR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 15,607 | 14,586 | 7% | 42,828 | 7% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,799 | 7,994 | 10% | 24,285 | 8% |
| HOTELS | MAR 14 | MAR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,909 | 22,940 | 0% | 66,569 | 0% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 17,973 | 16,671 | 8% | 44,812 | 7% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 78.5% | 72.7% | 5.8 ppt | 67.3% | 4.4 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