The Company carried 219 thousand passengers on international flights in May. The number of passengers was up by 14% as compared to May last year. The capacity increase in available seat kilometers was 18%. The passenger load factor was 77.1%, decreasing by 1.6 percentage points compared to the same month last year. The Company cancelled 92 flights and had to reroute around 12 thousand passengers due to pilots actions in the month.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 24 thousand in May, which is 5% decrease from May last year. The capacity was decreased by 5%. The load factor was 70.8%, decreasing by 0.7 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 38% between years. Cargo transport decreased by 5% year-on-year, mainly due to pilots actions. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 12% from previous year. The room utilization was 80.1%, compared to 72.1% in May last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | MAY 14 | MAY 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 10 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 218,743 | 192,434 | 14% | 794,917 | 698,510 | 14% |
| Load Factor | 77.1% | 78.7% | -1.6 ppt | 76.2% | 75.8% | 0.4 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 849.1 | 717.3 | 18% | 3,085.9 | 2,650.6 | 16% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | MAY 14 | MAY 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 10 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 23,909 | 25,184 | -5% | 111,450 | 121,260 | -8% |
| Load Factor | 70.8% | 70.1% | 0.7 ppt | 70.3% | 70.4% | -0.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.7 | 11.3 | -5% | 50.8 | 55.0 | -8% |
| CAPACITY | MAY 14 | MAY 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 10 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 88.9% | 100.0% | -11.1 ppt | 97.9% | 87.1% | 10.8 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,486 | 2,400 | -38% | 9,067 | 12,009 | -25% |
| CARGO | MAY 14 | MAY 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 10 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 19,471 | 17,418 | 12% | 78,662 | 72,231 | 9% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,460 | 8,950 | -5% | 40,974 | 39,074 | 5% |
| HOTELS | MAY 14 | MAY 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 10 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 23,485 | 23,264 | 1% | 112,224 | 112,064 | 0% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 18,817 | 16,775 | 12% | 78,965 | 73,514 | 7% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 80.1% | 72.1% | 8.0 ppt | 70.4% | 65.6% | 4.8 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