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Published: 2013-08-07 17:40:52 CEST
Icelandair Group hf.
Company Announcement

Traffic Data July 2013

The Company carried 306 thousand passengers on international flights in July.  The Company has never before carried more passengers in a single month. The number of passengers was up by 11% as compared to July last year.  The capacity increase totalled 12% between years. The passenger load factor was 86.2% compared to 85.4% at the same time last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 15.7%.  Passengers on this market were 53% of total passengers carried on the Company’s international flights.

Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were just over 32 thousand in July, which is 10% decrease from July last year.  The capacity was decreased by 15% compared to July 2012.  The load factor was 73.8%, increasing by 6.5 percentage points from last year.  Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% between years.  Cargo transport increased by 9% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels increased by 4% compared to previous year. The room utilization was 89.2%, compared to 88.4% in July last year.

   

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS JUL 13 CHG (%) YTD 13 CHG (%)
Number of Passengers  306,241 11% 1,273,361 13%
Load Factor 86.2% 0.8 ppt 79.4% -1.6 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) 1,032.3 12% 4,646.6 18%
         
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS JUL 13 CHG (%) YTD 13 CHG (%)
Number of Passengers 32,495 -10% 181,864 -10%
Load Factor 73.8% 6.5 ppt 71.2% 3.2 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) 20.2 -15% 90.1 -14%
         
CAPACITY JUL 13 CHG (%) YTD 13 CHG (%)
Fleet Utilization 100.0% 5.0 ppt 90.4% -0.9 ppt
Sold Block Hours 2,423 -11% 16,589 -11%
         
CARGO JUL 13 CHG (%) YTD 13 CHG (%)
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) 21,151 13% 112,272 9%
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) 7,381 9% 54,307 5%
         
HOTELS JUL 13 CHG (%) YTD 13 CHG (%)
Available Hotel Room Nights 41,416 3% 189,032 11%
Sold Hotel Room Nights 36,923 4% 136,587 11%
Utilization of Hotel Rooms 89.2% 0.8 ppt 72.3% -0.4 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


Traffic Data - July.pdf