The number of passenger on international flights was 480 thousand in June and decreased by 2% compared to June last year. The capacity measured in available seat kilometres (ASK) increased by 2%. The number of available seats (AS) decreased by 4%. The difference is more capacity to N-America between years resulting in 6% higher average stage length in kilometres between years. The load factor was 84.4% compared to 85.7% in June last year. The number of passengers travelling from Iceland increased significantly between years, but passengers on the tourist market to Iceland and on the N-Atlantic market decreased compared to last year.
The number of passengers on domestic and regional flights were around 29 thousand, decreasing by 13% compared to June last year. Flights to Belfast, Aberdeen and between Keflavik and Akureyri stopped mid of May, explaining the reduction in the number of passengers. The load factor was 69.6% increasing by 2.8 ppt from June last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 21% between years, as a result of new long-term assignments. Freight decreased by 5%. The number of available room nights at the Company’s Hotels was up by 2% from last year. The room occupancy was 79.6%% compared to 80.0%% in June 2017.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JUN 18 | JUN 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 480,468 | 489,408 | -2% | 1,775,853 | 1,752,335 | 1% |
| Load Factor | 84.4% | 85.7% | -1.4 ppt | 78.9% | 81.2% | -2.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,821.4 | 1,790.0 | 2% | 7,067.9 | 6,653.5 | 6% |
| Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 1,536.7 | 1,534.3 | 0% | 5,574.2 | 5,400.2 | 3% |
| Stage length (KM) | 3,260 | 3,086 | 6% | 3,153 | 3,046 | 4% |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | JUN 18 | JUN 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 28,997 | 33,145 | -13% | 156,465 | 160,528 | -3% |
| Load Factor | 69.6% | 66.8% | 2.8 ppt | 62.1% | 65.3% | -3.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 15.7 | 21.3 | -26% | 92.9 | 90.7 | 2% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | JUN 18 | JUN 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 81.8% | 100.0% | -18.2 ppt | 93.8% | 96.2% | -2.4 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,992 | 2,476 | 21% | 17,685 | 12,663 | 40% |
| CARGO | JUN 18 | JUN 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 10,280 | 10,773 | -5% | 60,843 | 54,226 | 12% |
| HOTELS | JUN 18 | JUN 17 | CHG (%) | YTD 18 | YTD 17 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 41,210 | 40,226 | 2% | 179,504 | 176,433 | 2% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 32,814 | 32,162 | 2% | 136,539 | 138,421 | -1% |
| Occupancy of Hotel Rooms | 79.6% | 80.0% | -0.3 ppt | 76.1% | 78.5% | -2.4 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: + 354 840-701