The Company carried around 317 thousand passengers on international flights in September. The number of passengers was up by 22% compared to September last year. The capacity increase compared to September 2014 was 17%. The passenger load factor was 83.1% compared to 79.8% last year. It is the Company's highest ever load factor in September.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 27 thousand in September, which was a 3% increase from September last year. The load factor was 77.8%, increasing by 2.7 percentage points compared to September 2014. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 30% between years. Cargo transport increased by 5% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at the Company's hotels was up by 8% from previous year. The room utilization was 83.4%, 2.1 percentage points higher than in September 2014.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | SEP 15 | SEP 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 316,603 | 260,514 | 22% | 2,443,956 | 2,072,295 | 18% |
| Load Factor | 83.1% | 79.8% | 3.3 ppt | 83.9% | 80.7% | 3.2 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,168.3 | 996.2 | 17% | 8,743.5 | 7,649.9 | 14% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | SEP 15 | SEP 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 26,657 | 25,944 | 3% | 231,389 | 229,317 | 1% |
| Load Factor | 77.8% | 75.1% | 2.7 ppt | 74.3% | 71.7% | 2.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 12.8 | 12.9 | 0% | 117.9 | 119.4 | -1% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | SEP 15 | SEP 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 85.7% | 14.3 ppt | 98.6% | 89.2% | 9.4 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,007 | 1,544 | 30% | 17,435 | 15,963 | 9% |
| CARGO | SEP 15 | SEP 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 22,764 | 19,825 | 15% | 187,840 | 165,924 | 13% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,733 | 8,353 | 5% | 73,977 | 72,893 | 1% |
| HOTELS | SEP 15 | SEP 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 24,276 | 23,142 | 5% | 254,015 | 248,785 | 2% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 20,240 | 18,806 | 8% | 206,038 | 194,476 | 6% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 83.4% | 81.3% | 2.1 ppt | 81.1% | 78.2% | 2.9 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
