The Company carried 420 thousand passengers on international flights in September. The number of passengers was up by 8% as compared to September last year. The capacity increase compared to September 2016 was 10%. The passenger load factor was 80.6% compared to 81.3% last year. Passengers on domestic and Greenland flights were almost 34 thousand in September, which is a 5% increase from September last year. The load factor was 70.3% and increased by 0.8 percentage points between years. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 8% between years. Cargo transport increased by 3% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our hotels was up by 2% from previous year. The room utilisation was 90.9% compared to 90.0% in September 2016.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | SEP 17 | SEP 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 420,041 | 388,382 | 8% | 3,244,809 | 2,904,904 | 12% |
| Load Factor | 80.6% | 81.3% | -0.7 ppt | 83.4% | 82.8% | 0.5 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,651.3 | 1,495.1 | 10% | 12,107.8 | 10,700.7 | 13% |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | SEP 17 | SEP 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 33,842 | 32,335 | 5% | 269,875 | 254,975 | 6% |
| Load Factor | 70.3% | 69.5% | 0.8 ppt | 67.8% | 69.6% | -1.8 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 20.7 | 19.0 | 9% | 165.4 | 150.4 | 10% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | SEP 17 | SEP 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 97.4% | 95.2% | 2.2 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,309 | 2,142 | 8% | 19,903 | 18,035 | 10% |
| CARGO | SEP 17 | SEP 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 10,286 | 9,965 | 3% | 86,310 | 78,828 | 9% |
| HOTELS | SEP 17 | SEP 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 27,960 | 27,780 | 1% | 288,826 | 269,721 | 7% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 25,403 | 25,008 | 2% | 238,074 | 224,289 | 6% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 90.9% | 90.0% | 0.8 ppt | 82.4% | 83.2% | -0.7 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
