The Company carried 176 thousand passengers on international flights in April. The number of passengers was up by 19% as compared to April last year. The capacity increase in available seat kilometers was 17%. The passenger load factor was 79.4%, increasing by 3.4 percentage points compared to the same month last year.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 22 thousand in April, which is 13% decrease from April last year. The capacity was decreased by 13%. The load factor was 68.7%, decreasing by 1.1 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 38% between years. Cargo transport increased by 8% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 3% from previous year. The room utilization was 69.2%, compared to 66.9% in April last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | APR 14 | APR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 176,024 | 147,945 | 19% | 575,975 | 506,076 | 14% |
Load Factor | 79.4% | 76.0% | 3.4 ppt | 75.8% | 74.7% | 1.1 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 658.7 | 564.0 | 17% | 2,237.2 | 1,933.3 | 16% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | APR 14 | APR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 22,417 | 25,623 | -13% | 87,539 | 96,076 | -9% |
Load Factor | 68.7% | 69.8% | -1.1 ppt | 70.1% | 70.4% | -0.4 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.6 | 12.2 | -13% | 40.1 | 43.7 | -8% |
CAPACITY | APR 14 | APR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 90.9% | 9.1 ppt | 100.0% | 84.1% | 15.9 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 1,468 | 2,384 | -38% | 7,581 | 9,609 | -21% |
CARGO | APR 14 | APR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 16,363 | 14,713 | 11% | 59,191 | 54,813 | 8% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,229 | 7,611 | 8% | 32,514 | 30,123 | 8% |
HOTELS | APR 14 | APR 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,170 | 22,200 | 0% | 88,739 | 88,800 | 0% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 15,336 | 14,848 | 3% | 60,148 | 56,739 | 6% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 69.2% | 66.9% | 2.3 ppt | 67.8% | 63.9% | 3.9 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