Traffic Data August 2012Record number of passengers on international flights in August
The Company carried 271 thousand passengers on international flights in August, which is a record for the month of August. The number of passengers was up by 9% as compared to last year. The capacity increase compared to August 2011 was 12%. The passenger load factor was 84.9% compared to 85.3% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased most or by 19% compared to August in previous year. Passengers on this market were 50% of total passengers carried on our international flights.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 36.9 thousand in August, which was a 3% decrease from August last year. The load factor was 69.3%, decreasing by 4.9 percentage points compared to August 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% in August. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year. Cargo transport increased by 5% as compared to August last year. The number of available room nights at our hotels was up by 5% from previous year. The room utilization was 88.1%, 5.8 percentage points higher than in August 2011.
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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
AUG 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
271,025 |
9% |
1,400,103 |
14% |
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Load Factor |
84.9% |
-0.4 ppt |
81.8% |
2.0 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
923,995 |
12% |
4,857,217 |
13% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS |
AUG 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
36,920 |
-3% |
238,719 |
0% |
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Load Factor |
69.3% |
-4.9 ppt |
68.1% |
-1.7 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
23,995 |
10% |
128,605 |
3% |
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CAPACITY |
AUG 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilization |
92.0% |
7.4 ppt |
91.4% |
-0.9 ppt |
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Sold Block Hours |
2,778 |
-11% |
21,431 |
-10% |
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CARGO |
AUG 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
19,026 |
2% |
121,846 |
7% |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
6,399 |
5% |
58,515 |
19% |
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HOTELS |
AUG 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
33,784 |
5% |
203,954 |
13% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
29,755 |
12% |
153,323 |
20% |
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Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
88.1% |
5.8 ppt |
75.2% |
4.4 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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