The number of passenger on international flights was 151 thousand in January and increased by 21% compared to January last year. The capacity increase was 14% in total and the passenger load factor was 76.7% increasing by 6.2 percentage points between years, which is the highest load factor in January.
The number of passengers on regional and Greenland flights amounted to 20 thousand, decreasing by 4% compared to January last year. The capacity in January was 2% lower than in January last year. The passenger seat load factor was 66.9% compared to 68.9% in January 2014. Sold block hours in the capacity sector decreased by 33% in January. Freight decreased by 4% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at Icelandair Hotels was up by 31% from last year. The room utilization was 67.2%, 15.8 percentage points higher than in January 2014.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JAN 15 | JAN 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 150,624 | 124,722 | 21% |
| Load Factor | 76.7% | 70.5% | 6.2 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 590.3 | 519.2 | 14% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | JAN 15 | JAN 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 19,637 | 20,384 | -4% |
| Load Factor | 66.9% | 68.9% | -2.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 9.1 | 9.3 | -2% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | JAN 15 | JAN 14 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 87.5% | 100.0% | -12.5 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,668 | 2,487 | -33% |
| CARGO | JAN 15 | JAN 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 15,011 | 14,207 | 6% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,656 | 7,981 | -4% |
| HOTELS | JAN 15 | JAN 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,909 | 22,940 | 0% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 15,391 | 11,788 | 31% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 67.2% | 51.4% | 15.8 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
