Icelandair carried 268 thousand passengers on international flights in April. The number of passengers decreased by 2%, as compared to the same time last year. The passenger load factor was 77.2%, as compared to 82.6% in April last year. The number of passengers carried increased in the N-Atlantic market but decreased in the tourist market to Iceland and in the domestic market from Iceland.
Passengers on domestic and regional flights were 28 thousand, which is 7% increase from last year. The capacity was 16% higher than in April 2017. The load factor was 63%. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 54% between years. Cargo transport increased by 9% year-on-year. The room utilisation at the Company’s Hotels was 70.7% compared to 72.9% in April 2017.
In 2017 Easter were in April but in March this year. It affects comparison between years in the passenger networks and the hotels.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | APR 18 | APR 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 267,790 | 272,733 | -2% | 927,855 | 929,837 | 0% |
| Load Factor | 77.2% | 82.6% | -5.4 ppt | 76.7% | 78.9% | -2.2 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,080.8 | 1,004.9 | 8% | 3,755.3 | 3,571.5 | 5% |
| Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 834.3 | 830.0 | 1% | 2,879.1 | 2,816.2 | 2% |
| Stage length (KM) | 3,121 | 3,023 | 3% | 3,085 | 3,011 | 2% |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | APR 18 | APR 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 27,591 | 26,112 | 6% | 100,034 | 97,913 | 2% |
| Load Factor | 60.6% | 63.3% | -2.7 ppt | 60.1% | 64.0% | -3.8 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 17.8 | 15.3 | 16% | 61.7 | 54.1 | 14% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | APR 18 | APR 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 88.9% | 11.1 ppt | 100.0% | 98.9% | 1.1 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 3,172 | 2,062 | 53.8% | 11,830 | 8,141 | 45% |
| CARGO | APR 18 | APR 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 9,520 | 8,757 | 8.7% | 39,901 | 33,685 | 18% |
| HOTELS | APR 18 | APR 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 28,380 | 26,910 | 5.5% | 108,145 | 107,640 | 0% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 20,051 | 19,608 | 2.3% | 81,771 | 84,265 | -3% |
| Occupancy of Hotel Rooms | 70.7% | 72.9% | -2.2 ppt | 75.6% | 78.3% | -2.7 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