The Company carried 484 thousand passengers on international flights in August. The number of passengers was 17% above the figure for August last year. The passenger load factor was 87.5% compared to 89.1% in August last year. The capacity increase totalled 22% between years.
Passengers on domestic flights and Greenland flights were 36 thousand in August. The capacity was increased by 17% compared to August 2015. The load factor was 71.4%, decreasing by 6.3 percentage points from last year, mainly due to less demand for flights to Greenland than expected. The number of sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 9% between years. Cargo transport increased by 5% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels increased by 11% compared to previous year. The room utilisation was 90.3%, compared to 88.8% in August last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | AUG 16 | AUG 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 483,979 | 412,027 | 17% | 2,522,634 | 2,126,006 | 19% |
| Load Factor | 87.5% | 89.1% | -1.6 ppt | 83.0% | 84.0% | -1.0 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,704.1 | 1,394.8 | 22% | 9,228.0 | 7,575.5 | 22% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | AUG 16 | AUG 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 35,959 | 33,259 | 8% | 214,260 | 204,732 | 5% |
| Load Factor | 71.4% | 77.6% | -6.3 ppt | 71.5% | 74.1% | -2.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 23.3 | 20.0 | 17% | 112.2 | 104.7 | 7% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | AUG 16 | AUG 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 | 2,192 | -9% | 15,893 | 15,427 | 3% |
| CARGO | AUG 16 | AUG 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,201 | 7,784 | 5% | 69,995 | 65,244 | 7% |
| HOTELS | AUG 16 | AUG 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 40,012 | 36,800 | 9% | 241,941 | 229,739 | 5% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 36,147 | 32,693 | 11% | 199,281 | 185,798 | 7% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 90.3% | 88.8% | 1.5 ppt | 82.4% | 80.9% | 1.5 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
