Traffic Data July 2016


The Company carried 491 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The number of passengers was 18% above the figure for July last year.  The company has never before carried more passengers in a single month. The passenger load factor was 87.7% compared to 88.9% in July last year. The capacity increase totalled 22% between years.

Passengers on domestic flights and Greenland flights were 35 thousand in July.  The capacity was increased by 14% compared to July 2015.  The load factor was 71.6%, decreasing by 5.9 percentage points from last year, mainly due to new destination in Greenland which is still in development stage. The number of sold block hours in charter flights remained the same between years.  Cargo transport increased by 1% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at the Company's Hotels increased by 7% compared to previous year. The room utilisation was 90.8%, compared to 90.4% in July last year.

     

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS JUL 16 JUL 15 CHG (%) YTD 16 YTD 15 CHG (%)
Number of Passengers  491,007 414,678 18% 2,040,371 1,714,712 19%
Load Factor 87.7% 88.9% -1.3 ppt 82.1% 82.9% -0.8 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) 1,697.0 1,395.6 22% 7,519.6 6,180.6 22%
             
DOMESTIC AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS JUL 16 JUL 15 CHG (%) YTD 16 YTD 15 CHG (%)
Number of Passengers 35,016 33,492 5% 178,737 171,473 4%
Load Factor 71.6% 77.6% -5.9 ppt 71.6% 73.3% -1.7 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) 22.8 20.1 14% 90.6 84.7 7%
             
CHARTER FLIGHTS JUL 16 JUL 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 2,169 2,180 0% 13,890 13,235 5%
             
CARGO JUL 16 JUL 15 CHG (%) YTD 16 YTD 15 CHG (%)
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) 8,428 8,349 1% 61,794 57,460 8%
             
HOTELS JUL 16 JUL 15 CHG (%) YTD 16 YTD 15 CHG (%)
Available Hotel Room Nights 45,647 42,842 7% 201,929 192,939 5%
Sold Hotel Room Nights 41,469 38,743 7% 163,134 153,105 7%
Utilisation of Hotel Rooms 90.8% 90.4% 0.4 ppt 80.8% 79.4% 1.4 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

 


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