The Company carried 214 thousand passengers on international flights in April. The number of passengers was up by 13% as compared to April last year. The capacity increase in available seat kilometers was 18%. The passenger load factor was 80.6%, decreasing by 1.6 percentage points compared to the same month last year.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 23 thousand in April, which is 6% increase from April last year. The capacity was increased by 1%. The load factor was 71.9%, increasing by 1.9 percentage points from last year. The number of sold block hours in charter flights remained the same between years. Cargo transport increased by 16% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 15% from previous year. The room utilisation was 74.3%, compared to 68.5% in April last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | APR 16 | APR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 213,535 | 189,717 | 13% | 789,419 | 666,802 | 18% |
Load Factor | 80.6% | 82.3% | -1.6 ppt | 79.7% | 80.0% | -0.3 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 805.4 | 681.8 | 18% | 2,947.9 | 2,457.6 | 20% |
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | APR 16 | APR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers | 23,373 | 22,139 | 6% | 89,301 | 85,252 | 5% |
Load Factor | 71.9% | 70.0% | 1.9 ppt | 73.0% | 71.3% | 1.7 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 10.7 | 10.6 | 1% | 39.5 | 38.8 | 2% |
CHARTER FLIGHTS | APR 16 | APR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt |
Sold Block Hours | 1,985 | 1,978 | 0% | 8,158 | 7,195 | 13% |
CARGO | APR 16 | APR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 21,827 | 16,483 | 32% | 74,681 | 63,124 | 18% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,716 | 7,489 | 16% | 35,226 | 31,982 | 10% |
HOTELS | APR 16 | APR 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights | 23,550 | 22,170 | 6% | 94,985 | 88,680 | 7% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights | 17,486 | 15,194 | 15% | 71,157 | 65,183 | 9% |
Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 74.3% | 68.5% | 5.7 ppt | 74.9% | 73.5% | 1.4 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