The Company carried 183 thousand passengers on international flights in March. The number of passengers was up by 15% as compared to last year. The capacity increase totalled 7% between years. The passenger load factor was 82.7%, increasing by 4.4 percentage points compared to last year, which is the highest load factor in March.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 23 thousand in March, which is 4% decrease from last year. The capacity was decreased by 3% compared to March 2014. The load factor was 72.7%, increasing by 0.5 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 3% between years. Cargo transport increased by 2% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 0.5% from previous year. The room utilization was 78.8%, compared to 78.5% in March last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | MAR 15 | MAR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 183,203 | 159,352 | 15% | 477,370 | 399,962 | 19% |
Load Factor | 82.7% | 78.3% | 4.4 ppt | 79.2% | 74.3% | 4.9 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 656.9 | 615.9 | 7% | 1,775.8 | 1,578.5 | 12% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | MAR 15 | MAR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 23,183 | 24,089 | -4% | 63,113 | 65,122 | -3% |
Load Factor | 72.7% | 72.2% | 0.5 ppt | 71.4% | 70.5% | 0.8 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.7 | 11.1 | -3% | 28.4 | 29.5 | -4% |
CHARTER FLIGHTS | MAR 15 | MAR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 95.8% | 92.2% | 3.6 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 1,863 | 1,807 | 3% | 5,217 | 6,113 | -15% |
CARGO | MAR 15 | MAR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 17,046 | 15,241 | 12% | 46,641 | 41,297 | 13% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 9,013 | 8,799 | 2% | 24,127 | 24,285 | -1% |
HOTELS | MAR 15 | MAR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,909 | 22,909 | 0% | 66,510 | 66,569 | 0% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 18,061 | 17,973 | 0.5% | 49,989 | 44,812 | 12% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 78.8% | 78.5% | 0.4 ppt | 75.2% | 67.3% | 7.8 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