The Company carried 213 thousand passengers on international flights in October. The number of passengers was up by 15% as compared to October last year. The capacity increase totalled 12% between years. The passenger load factor was 81.4% compared to 78.1% at the same time last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 23.6%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 24 thousand in October, which is 10% decrease from October last year. The capacity was decreased by 13% compared to October 2013. The load factor was 73.3%, increasing by 1.9 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 25% between years. Cargo transport increased by 3% year-on-year. The room utilization at our Hotels was 72.2%, compared to 61.9% in October last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | OCT 14 | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 212,904 | 184,835 | 15% | 2,285,240 | 1,973,354 | 16% |
Load Factor | 81.4% | 78.1% | 3.3 ppt | 80.8% | 79.9% | 0.9 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 780.8 | 696.6 | 12% | 8,430.6 | 7,196.7 | 17% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | OCT 14 | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 23,957 | 26,521 | -10% | 253,274 | 266,134 | -5% |
Load Factor | 73.3% | 71.4% | 1.9 ppt | 71.8% | 71.5% | 0.3 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.4 | 11.9 | -13% | 129.8 | 135.8 | -4% |
CHARTER FLIGHTS | OCT 14 | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 90.9% | 9.1 ppt | 95.6% | 91.1% | 4.5 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 1,705 | 2,283 | -25% | 17,668 | 23,774 | -26% |
CARGO | OCT 14 | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 18,007 | 17,933 | 0% | 186,814 | 172,422 | 8% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,686 | 8,468 | 3% | 81,406 | 78,606 | 4% |
HOTELS | OCT 14 | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,909 | 22,940 | 0% | 271,694 | 269,463 | 1% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 16,541 | 14,206 | 16% | 211,017 | 197,290 | 7% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 72.2% | 61.9% | 10.3 ppt | 77.7% | 73.2% | 4.5 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