Traffic Data March 2012Icelandair carried 31% more tourists to Iceland compared to March last year
Icelandair carried close to 119 thousand passengers in the month of March. The number of passengers was up by 23% compared to March last year. Icelandair’s capacity was increased by 15% and the passenger load factor improved significantly between years or by 4.3 percentage points and was 81%. The number of passengers increased in all of Icelandair´s markets, with the highest increase in the tourist market to Iceland. Icelandair carried around 54 thousand tourist to the country and the increase between years was 31%.
The number of Air Iceland passengers increased by 7%, as compared to March last year and totalled approximately 30 thousand. The load factor was 75.6%, increasing by 5.0 percentage points between years. Sold block hours in the capacity sector decreased by 9% in March. Freight increased by 12% year-on-year. The number of available room nights at Icelandair Hotels was up by 11% from last year. The room utilization was 70.4%, 11.7 percentage points higher than in March 2011.
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ICELANDAIR |
MAR 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
118,602 |
23% |
305,011 |
18% |
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Load Factor |
81.0% |
4.3 ppt |
75.4% |
4.3 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
399,781 |
15% |
1,098,735 |
11% |
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AIR ICELAND |
MAR 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
29,955 |
7% |
80,529 |
5% |
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Load Factor |
75.6% |
5.0 ppt |
70.7% |
1.6 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
12,852 |
2% |
35,816 |
2% |
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CAPACITY |
MAR 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilization |
83.3% |
-11.3 ppt |
87.1% |
-8.0 ppt |
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Sold Block Hours |
2,488 |
-9% |
8,112 |
-5% |
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ICELANDAIR CARGO |
MAR 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
12,543 |
3% |
36,596 |
10% |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
8,065 |
12% |
22,070 |
19% |
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ICELANDAIR HOTELS |
MAR 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
18,382 |
11% |
54,082 |
13% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
12,935 |
34% |
33,420 |
33% |
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Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
70.4% |
11.7 ppt |
61.8% |
9.3 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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