The total number of passengers on international flights was 268 thousand in March and increased by 3% compared to March last year. The capacity increase was 6% and the load factor was 81.2% compared to 81.9% in March last year. The market with passengers travelling to Iceland was Icelandair’s largest market in March, accounting for 45% of the total number of passengers. The greatest proportional increase in passenger numbers was also in this market 13%. Arrival On-Time-Performance in the route network was 77,3% improving by 4.7 percentage points from last year.
The number of passengers on domestic and regional flights were 23 thousand, decreasing by 19% compared to March last year. Flights to Belfast, and Aberdeen stopped mid May 2018, explaining the reduction in the number of passengers. The load factor was 68.0% and increased by 8.1 percentage points comparted to last year. The number of sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 13% between years, due to fewer projects than at the same time last year. Freight increased by 14%. The number of sold room nights at the Company’s Hotels was up by 14% from last year. The room utilisation was 77.8% compared to 78.0% in March 2018.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | MAR 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| To market (passengers) | 120,911 | 13% | 311,246 | 13% |
| From market (passengers) | 42,282 | 4% | 114,715 | 10% |
| Via market (passengers) | 104,547 | -7% | 276,768 | -2% |
| Total Number of Passengers | 267,740 | 3% | 702,729 | 6% |
| Load Factor | 81.2% | -0.7 ppt | 76.4% | -0.1 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,060.5 | 6% | 2,887.8 | 8% |
| Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 861.1 | 5% | 2,206.0 | 8% |
| Stage length (KM) | 3,172 | 2% | 3,114 | 1% |
| On-Time-Performance (Arrivals) | 77.3% | 4.7 ppt | 78.9% | 14.4 ppt |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | MAR 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 23,000 | -19% | 62,129 | -14% |
| Load Factor | 68.0% | 8.1 ppt | 63.7% | 3.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 11.2 | -36% | 30.8 | -30% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | MAR 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 90.9% | -9.1 ppt | 91.2% | -8.8 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,553 | -13% | 7,478 | -14% |
| CARGO | MAR 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 12,000 | 14% | 32,344 | 6% |
| HOTELS | MAR 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 32,925 | 14% | 95,242 | 19% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 25,612 | 14% | 70,121 | 14% |
| Occupancy of Hotel Rooms | 77.8% | -0.2 ppt | 73.6% | -3.8 ppt |
For further information please contact: Iris Hulda Thorisdottir, Director Investor Relations, Icelandair Group email: iris@icelandairgroup.is