Traffic Data January 2012Number of passengers to Iceland increased by 28% between years
In January Icelandair increased its capacity by 7% compared to January last year. The increase in passenger numbers for the same period was 13%. The load factor was 69.1%, up by 3.5 percentage points year-on-year. The load factor in January has historically never been higher. The number of passengers increased in all markets, with the highest increase of 28% in the tourist market to Iceland.
Air Iceland carried almost 24 thousand passengers in January. Seat load factor was 64.9% and decreased by 0.4 percentage points between years. Sold block hours in the capacity sector decreased by 9%. Freight increased by 20% year on year. The number of available room nights at Icelandair Hotels was up by 12% from last year. The room utilization was 45.8% and was 1.1 percentage points higher than in January last year.
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ICELANDAIR |
JAN 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers (PAX) |
93,184 |
13% |
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Load Factor (%) |
69.1% |
3.5 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
369,373 |
7% |
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AIR ICELAND |
JAN 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers (PAX) |
23,721 |
0% |
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Load Factor (%) |
64.9% |
-0.4 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
11,432 |
-1% |
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CAPACITY |
JAN 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilization (%) |
88.5% |
-11.5 ppt |
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Sold Block Hours |
2,921 |
-9% |
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ICELANDAIR CARGO |
JAN 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
11,929 |
11% |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
6,770 |
20% |
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ICELANDAIR HOTELS |
JAN 11 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
18,445 |
12% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
8,440 |
15% |
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Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
45.8% |
1.1 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
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