The Company carried 221 thousand passengers on international flights in March. The number of passengers was up by 21% as compared to last year. The capacity increase totalled 20% between years. The passenger load factor was 84.0% and increased by 1.4 percentage points compared to last year, the highest load factor until now in March.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 24 thousand in March, which is 2% increase from last year. The capacity was increased by 1% compared to March 2015. The load factor was 73.0%, decreasing by 0.3 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 8% between years. Cargo transport increased by 1% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 9% from previous year. The room utilisation was 81.2%, compared to 78.8% in March last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | MAR 16 | MAR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 221,385 | 183,061 | 21% | 575,939 | 477,085 | 21% |
| Load Factor | 84.0% | 82.6% | 1.4 ppt | 79.4% | 79.2% | 0.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 788.9 | 656.9 | 20% | 2,142.7 | 1,775.8 | 21% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | MAR 16 | MAR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 23,575 | 23,183 | 2% | 65,928 | 63,113 | 4% |
| Load Factor | 73.0% | 73.3% | -0.3 ppt | 73.4% | 71.8% | 1.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.9 | 10.7 | 1% | 28.9 | 28.3 | 2% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | MAR 16 | MAR 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 | 2,003 | 1,863 | 8% | 6,091 | 5,217 | 17% |
| CARGO | MAR 16 | MAR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 9,219 | 9,163 | 1% | 26,510 | 24,493 | 8% |
| HOTELS | MAR 16 | MAR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 24,335 | 22,909 | 6% | 71,435 | 66,510 | 7% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 19,772 | 18,061 | 9% | 53,671 | 49,989 | 7% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 81.2% | 78.8% | 2.4 ppt | 75.1% | 75.2% | 0.0 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
