The total number of passengers on international flights was 419 thousand in May and increased by 14%. The capacity increase was 7% and the load factor was 82.5% compared to 77.7% in May last year. The number of passengers increased on all markets, but the highest increase was on the market to Iceland, a total of 36 thousand passengers or 33%. The North-Atlantic market was the biggest market in May, accounting for 50% of total passengers. The passenger increase on the via market was 4%. The number of passengers on the home market from Iceland increased by 15% compared to last year. Arrival On-Time-Performance in the route network was 72% compared to 63% in May last year.
The number of passengers on domestic and regional flights were 25 thousand, decreasing by 8% compared to May last year. Flights to Belfast, and Aberdeen stopped mid May 2018, explaining the reduction in the number of passengers. The load factor was 69.2% and increased by 7.2 percentage points compared to last year. The number of sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 12% between years, due to fewer projects than at the same time last year and aircraft maintenance. Freight increased by 19%. The number of sold room nights at the Company’s Hotels was up by 31% from last year. The room utilisation was 82.9% compared to 72.8% in May 2018, increased at all of the Company’s hotels, both in Reykjavik and across the country.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | MAY 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| To market (passengers) | 142,679 | 33% | 582,167 | 24% |
| From market (passengers) | 59,470 | 15% | 241,129 | 21% |
| Via market (passengers) | 216,942 | 4% | 616,834 | -1% |
| Total Number of Passengers | 419,091 | 14% | 1,440,130 | 11% |
| Load Factor | 82.5% | 4.8 ppt | 79.6% | 2.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,601.0 | 7% | 5,658.9 | 8% |
| Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000) | 1,320.3 | 14% | 4,505.1 | 12% |
| Stage length (KM) | 3,153 | -1% | 3,133 | 1% |
| On-Time-Performance (Arrivals) | 72.0% | 8.9 ppt | 75.0% | 8.4 ppt |
| DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS | MAY 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 25,333 | -8% | 109,636 | -14% |
| Load Factor | 69.2% | 7.2 ppt | 66.0% | 5.5 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 11.8 | -24% | 53.5 | -31% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | MAY 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 18.2 ppt | 92.3% | -4.0 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,528 | -12% | 12,369 | -16% |
| CARGO | MAY 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 12,713 | 19% | 56,247 | 11% |
| HOTELS | MAY 19 | CHG (%) | YTD 19 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 34,639 | 15% | 161,908 | 17% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 28,717 | 31% | 121,005 | 17% |
| Occupancy of Hotel Rooms | 82.9% | 10.1 ppt | 74.7% | -0.3 ppt |
Contact information
Investors: Íris Hulda Þórisdóttir, Director Investor Relations, E-mail: iris@icelandairgroup.is
Media: Ásdís Pétursdóttir, Communications Director, E-mail: asdis@icelandair.is