The Company carried 321 thousand passengers on international flights in October, which was nearly the same number as in October last year. Available seat kilometres remained unchanged between years. The passenger load factor increased from last year and was 83.4% compared to 82.2%. Passengers on domestic and regional flights were 31 thousand in October, which corresponds a 10% increase. The capacity growth was 22%, mainly due to new flights out of Keflavik to Belfast and Akureyri. The load factor was 63.3% compared to 67.5% last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 20% between years. Cargo transport increased by 11% year-on-year. The occupancy at our Hotels improved by 2 percentage points from last year and was 86.3%.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | OCT 17 | OCT 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 320,684 | 319,673 | 0% | 3,568,071 | 3,224,577 | 11% |
| Load Factor | 83.4% | 82.2% | 1.2 ppt | 83.5% | 82.8% | 0.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,191.3 | 1,193.5 | 0% | 13,299.1 | 11,894.2 | 12% |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | OCT 17 | OCT 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 30,925 | 28,030 | 10% | 300,800 | 283,005 | 6% |
| Load Factor | 63.3% | 67.5% | -4.2 ppt | 67.4% | 69.4% | -2.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 18.5 | 15.2 | 22% | 183.9 | 165.7 | 11% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | OCT 17 | OCT 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 97.6% | 94.1% | 3.5 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,220 | 1,854 | 20% | 22,123 | 19,889 | 11% |
| CARGO | OCT 17 | OCT 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 10,534 | 9,494 | 11% | 96,845 | 88,323 | 10% |
| HOTELS | OCT 17 | OCT 16 | CHG (%) | YTD 17 | YTD 16 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 27,776 | 27,776 | 0% | 316,602 | 297,497 | 6% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 23,960 | 23,406 | 2% | 262,034 | 247,695 | 6% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 86.3% | 84.3% | 2.0 ppt | 82.8% | 83.3% | -0.5 ppt |
For further 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
