The Company carried around 190 thousand passengers on international flights in April. The number of passengers was up by 8% as compared to April last year. The capacity increase in April totalled 3% between years. The passenger load factor was 82.2% compared to 79.2% at the same time last year, the highest load factor until now in April.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 22 thousand in April, which is 1% decrease from April last year. The capacity was increased by 1% compared to April 2014. The load factor was 69.5%, increasing by 0.5 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 35% between years and cargo transport decreased by 9% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was 15 thousand and the room utilisation was 68.5%, compared to 69.2% in April last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | APR 15 | APR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 189,635 | 175,896 | 8% | 666,856 | 575,858 | 16% |
| Load Factor | 82.2% | 79.2% | 3.0 ppt | 80.0% | 75.8% | 4.2 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 681.8 | 659.3 | 3% | 2,457.6 | 2,237.9 | 10% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | APR 15 | APR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 22,139 | 22,419 | -1% | 85,252 | 87,541 | -3% |
| Load Factor | 69.5% | 69.1% | 0.5 ppt | 70.9% | 70.2% | 0.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.6 | 10.5 | 1% | 39.0 | 40.0 | -3% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | APR 15 | APR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 96.9% | 91.2% | 5.7 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,978 | 1,468 | 35% | 7,195 | 7,581 | -5% |
| CARGO | APR 15 | APR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 16,482 | 16,077 | 3% | 63,123 | 57,374 | 10% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 7,489 | 8,229 | -9% | 31,982 | 32,515 | -2% |
| HOTELS | APR 15 | APR 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,170 | 22,170 | 0% | 88,680 | 88,739 | 0% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 15,194 | 15,336 | -1% | 65,183 | 60,148 | 8% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 68.5% | 69.2% | -0.6 ppt | 73.5% | 67.8% | 5.7 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
