The Company carried 540 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The number of passengers was 10% above the figure for July last year. The Company has never before carried more passengers in a single month. The passenger load factor was 88.4% compared to 87.5% in July last year. The number of available seat kilometres increased by 12% between years. Passengers on domestic and regional flights were nearly 37 thousand in July. The capacity was increased by 2% compared to July 2016. The load factor was 69.7.6%, decreasing by 1.4 percentage points from last year. The number of sold block hours in charter flights increased by 15% between years. Cargo transport increased by 41%year-on-year, due to increased import to Iceland and via transport between Europe and N-America. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels decreased by 4% compared to previous year. The room occupancy was 87.4%, compared to 90.8% in July last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JUL 17 | JUL 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 540,475 | 489,163 | 10% | 2,289,761 | 2,033,953 | 13% |
| Load Factor | 88.4% | 87.5% | 0.9 ppt | 82.7% | 82.1% | 0.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,906.9 | 1,696.5 | 12% | 8,560.4 | 7,508.0 | 14% |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | JUL 17 | JUL 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 36,550 | 36,892 | -1% | 197,078 | 185,235 | 6% |
| Load Factor | 69.7% | 71.2% | -1.4 ppt | 66.3% | 69.6% | -3.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 26.7 | 26.3 | 2% | 117.4 | 104.9 | 12% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | JUL 17 | JUL 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 96.7% | 96.4% | 0.3 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,489 | 2,169 | 15% | 15,151 | 13,890 | 9% |
| CARGO | JUL 17 | JUL 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 10,778 | 7,624 | 41% | 65,004 | 60,692 | 7% |
| HOTELS | JUL 17 | JUL 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 45,647 | 45,647 | 0% | 222,080 | 201,929 | 10% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 39,882 | 41,469 | -4% | 178,303 | 163,134 | 9% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 87.4% | 90.8% | -3.5 ppt | 80.3% | 80.8% | -0.5 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
