The Company carried 159 thousand passengers on international flights in December. The number of passengers was up by 13% as compared to December last year. The capacity increase totalled 11% between years. The passenger load factor was 78.6% compared to 76.1% at the same time last year. The Company has never carried more passengers on international flights than in 2014. The total number of passengers carried was 2.6 million, an increase by 15% from 2013.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 18 thousand in December, which is 8% decrease from December last year. The capacity was decreased by 9% compared to December 2013. The load factor was 65.7%, increasing by 0.7 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 24% between years. Cargo transport decreased by 1% year-on-year. The room utilization at the Company’s Hotels was 55.8%, compared to 45.7% in December last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | DEC 14 | DEC 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 159,311 | 140,615 | 13% | 2,605,483 | 2,257,295 | 15% |
Load Factor | 78.6% | 76.1% | 2.4 ppt | 80.4% | 79.3% | 1.1 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 606.3 | 547.5 | 11% | 9,673.3 | 8,320.3 | 16% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | DEC 14 | DEC 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 18,198 | 19,752 | -8% | 292,706 | 307,309 | -5% |
Load Factor | 65.7% | 65.0% | 0.7 ppt | 71.5% | 71.1% | 0.4 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 8.7 | 9.5 | -9% | 147.6 | 154.5 | -5% |
CHARTER FLIGHTS | DEC 14 | DEC 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 87.5% | 90.9% | -3.4 ppt | 94.2% | 91.0% | 3.2 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 1,689 | 2,219 | -24% | 21,044 | 28,089 | -25% |
CARGO | DEC 14 | DEC 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 14,684 | 14,206 | 3% | 216,617 | 201,796 | 7% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,047 | 8,124 | -1% | 97,660 | 94,787 | 3% |
HOTELS | DEC 14 | DEC 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,909 | 22,940 | 0% | 316,773 | 314,603 | 1% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 12,774 | 10,481 | 22% | 239,522 | 222,320 | 8% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 55.8% | 45.7% | 10.1 ppt | 75.6% | 70.7% | 4.9 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