The Company carried 181 thousand passengers on international flights in February. The number of passengers rose by 26%. The capacity increase was 23%. The load factor was 79.0% and increased by 1.6 percentage points, which is a record for February. The number of passenger increased on all markets with the highest increase on the tourist market TO Iceland, 31%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 22 thousand in February, which is 8% increase. The capacity was increased by 4%. The load factor was 77.4%, increasing by 2.9 percentage points. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 15%. Cargo transport increased by 14%. The number of sold hotel room nights was up by 16%. The room utilisation was 84.0%, compared to 79.9% last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | FEB 16 | FEB 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 180,758 | 143,413 | 26% | 354,580 | 294,029 | 21% |
Load Factor | 79.0% | 77.4% | 1.6 ppt | 76.6% | 77.1% | -0.5 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 652.7 | 528.7 | 23% | 1,353.7 | 1,118.9 | 21% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | FEB 16 | FEB 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 21,968 | 20,293 | 8% | 42,353 | 39,930 | 6% |
Load Factor | 77.4% | 74.5% | 2.9 ppt | 73.6% | 70.8% | 2.8 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 8.9 | 8.5 | 4% | 18.0 | 17.6 | 2% |
CHARTER FLIGHTS | FEB 16 | FEB 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 1,940 | 1,686 | 15% | 4,088 | 3,354 | 22% |
CARGO | FEB 16 | FEB 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 16,469 | 14,552 | 13% | 33,767 | 29,595 | 14% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,661 | 7,575 | 14% | 17,291 | 15,330 | 13% |
HOTELS | FEB 16 | FEB 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,765 | 20,692 | 10% | 47,100 | 43,601 | 8% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 19,117 | 16,537 | 16% | 33,899 | 31,928 | 6% |
Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 84.0% | 79.9% | 4.1 ppt | 72.0% | 73.2% | -1.3 ppt |
For further 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