Traffic Data May 2011Icelandair carried over half a million passengers in the first five months of the year
Icelandair carried 136 thousand passengers in May, an increase of 22% since last year. The load factor was 77.2%. The total number of passengers carried by Icelandair in the first five months of 2011 was over half a million, an increase by almost one hundred thousand passengers compared to the same period 2010. Air Iceland carried 28% more passenger in May 2011 than in May 2010, which corresponds to the capacity increase since last year. Load factor was 63.6%.
Sold block hours increased by 32% in May, due to more projects at Loftleidir. Freight increased by 3% in May compared to last year, the main reason being increased imports to Iceland.
Please note that comparison between years is to some extent distorted, due to the volcanic eruption in Eyjafjallajökull last year and in Grimsvotn this year.
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ICELANDAIR |
MAY 11 |
MAY 10 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 11 |
YTD 10 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers (PAX) |
136,221 |
111,355 |
22% |
509,023 |
416,780 |
22% |
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Load Factor (%) |
77.2% |
75.1% |
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74.5% |
70.0% |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
493,443 |
397,146 |
24% |
1,881,394 |
1,582,908 |
19% |
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AIR ICELAND |
MAY 11 |
MAY 10 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 11 |
YTD 10 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers (PAX) |
26,716 |
20,837 |
28% |
132,765 |
123,440 |
8% |
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Load Factor (%) |
63.6% |
63.7% |
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67.4% |
67.3% |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
13,765 |
10,789 |
28% |
63,619 |
54,231 |
17% |
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CAPACITY |
MAY 11 |
MAY 10 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 11 |
YTD 10 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilization (%) |
100.0% |
98.3% |
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96.0% |
91.2% |
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Sold Block Hours |
3,237 |
2,458 |
31.7% |
14,771 |
13,067 |
13.0% |
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ICELANDAIR CARGO |
MAY 11 |
MAY 10 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 11 |
YTD 10 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
13,698 |
12,541 |
9% |
58,793 |
55,333 |
6% |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
6,592 |
6,381 |
3% |
30,728 |
30,506 |
1% |
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ICELANDAIR HOTELS |
MAY 11 |
MAY 10 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 11 |
YTD 10 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
16,492 |
16,492 |
0% |
80,332 |
80,092 |
0% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
11,763 |
10,888 |
8% |
47,069 |
47,016 |
0% |
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Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
71.3% |
66.0% |
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58.6% |
58.7% |
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For further detailed information please contact:
Bogi Nils Bogason, CFO Icelandair Group tel: + 354 665-8801
Iris Hulda Thorisdottir, Director Investor Relations Icelandair Group tel: + 354 840-7010
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