The Company carried 260 thousand passengers on international flights in September. The number of passengers was up by 21% as compared to September last year. The capacity increase compared to September 2013 was 21%. The passenger load factor was 79.7% compared to 77.6% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 33.9%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 26 thousand in September, which was a 4% increase from September last year. The load factor was 75.1%, increasing by 3.9 percentage points compared to September 2013. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 35% between years. The utilization of charter aircraft was 85.7% compared to 96.7% in 2013. Decrease in utilization is due to maintenance work in September. Cargo transport decreased by 3% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our hotels was up by 17% from previous year. The room utilization was 81.3%, 11.5 percentage points higher than in September 2013.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | SEP 14 | SEP 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 260,447 | 215,035 | 21% | 2,072,262 | 1,788,519 | 16% |
| Load Factor | 79.7% | 77.6% | 2.1 ppt | 80.7% | 80.1% | 0.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 996.2 | 821.2 | 21% | 7,649.0 | 6,500.1 | 18% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | SEP 14 | SEP 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 25,944 | 24,961 | 4% | 229,317 | 239,613 | -4% |
| Load Factor | 75.1% | 71.2% | 3.9 ppt | 71.7% | 71.5% | 0.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 12.9 | 13.1 | -2% | 119.4 | 123.9 | -4% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | SEP 14 | SEP 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 85.7% | 96.7% | -11.0 ppt | 94.0% | 91.1% | 2.9 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,544 | 2,389 | -35% | 15,963 | 21,491 | -26% |
| CARGO | SEP 14 | SEP 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 20,159 | 18,957 | 6% | 169,289 | 154,490 | 10% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,315 | 8,541 | -3% | 72,719 | 70,139 | 4% |
| HOTELS | SEP 14 | SEP 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 23,142 | 22,956 | 1% | 248,785 | 246,523 | 1% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 18,806 | 16,025 | 17% | 194,476 | 183,084 | 6% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 81.3% | 69.8% | 11.5 ppt | 78.2% | 74.3% | 3.9 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
