Traffic Data July 2012Record number of passengers on international flights
The Company carried 279 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The number of passengers was up by 10% as compared to July last year. The capacity increase compared to July 2011 was 11%. The passenger load factor was 85.3% as compared to 85.4% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased by 13% compared to July in the previous year and the increase in number of tourists visiting Iceland was 10%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 38 thousand in July, which was a 1% increase from July last year. The load factor was 69.6%, decreasing by 3.9 percentage points as compared to July 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% in July. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year. Cargo transport increased by 7% as compared to July last year. The number of available hotel room nights at our hotels was up by 7% from previous year. The room utilization was 88.0%, 2.7 percentage points higher than in July 2011.
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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
JUL 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
278,505 |
10% |
1,131,487 |
16% |
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Load Factor |
85.3% |
-0.1 ppt |
81.0% |
2.5 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
924,131 |
11% |
3,933,222 |
14% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS |
JUL 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
38,013 |
1% |
212,463 |
4% |
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Load Factor |
69.6% |
-3.9 ppt |
70.2% |
0.6 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
22,593 |
2% |
103,488 |
0% |
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CAPACITY |
JUL 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilization |
95.0% |
9.9 ppt |
91.3% |
-2.1 ppt |
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Sold Block Hours |
2,732 |
-11% |
18,653 |
-10% |
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CARGO |
JUL 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
18,919 |
-1% |
102,820 |
8% |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
6,830 |
7% |
52,116 |
21% |
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HOTELS |
JUL 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
40,300 |
7% |
170,170 |
14% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
35,469 |
10% |
123,422 |
22% |
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Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
88.0% |
2.7 ppt |
72.5% |
4.3 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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