Traffic Data December 2012
The Company carried 120 thousand passengers on international flights in December. The number of passengers was up by 20% as compared to December last year. The capacity increase compared to December 2011 was 27%. The passenger load factor was 72.7% compared to 74.3% last year. Passengers in 2012 amounted to a record 2 million, which represents an increase of 16% from previous year.
Passengers on regional and Greenland flights were roughly 22 thousand in December, which was a 9% decrease from December last year. The load factor was 66.5%, increasing by 3.6 percentage points compared to December 2011. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 17% in December. The decrease is due to one less aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than last year as well as decreased utilization due to maintenance. Cargo transport decreased by 2% as compared to December last year. The number of available room nights was up by 28% from previous year. The room utilization was 46.1%, 2.5 percentage points higher than in December 2011.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
DEC 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
119,580 |
20% |
2,020,377 |
16% |
Load Factor |
72.7% |
-1.6 ppt |
80.6% |
1.4 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
476,244 |
27% |
7,175,753 |
16% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS |
DEC 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
22,030 |
-9% |
342,843 |
-1% |
Load Factor |
66.5% |
3.6 ppt |
69.2% |
0.7 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000) |
10,534 |
-14% |
177,786 |
-1% |
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CAPACITY |
DEC 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization |
79.2% |
-18.7 ppt |
91.3% |
-2.2 ppt |
Sold Block Hours |
2,404 |
-17% |
31,104 |
-10% |
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CARGO |
DEC 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
12,830 |
7% |
181,902 |
8% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
7,440 |
-2% |
89,381 |
15% |
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HOTELS |
DEC 12 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 12 |
CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights |
22,946 |
28% |
294,240 |
16% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights |
10,582 |
35% |
210,114 |
22% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
46.1% |
2.5 ppt |
71.4% |
3.5 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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