Traffic Data March 2014
The Company carried 159 thousand passengers on international flights in March. The number of passengers was up by 10% as compared to March last year. The capacity increase in available seat kilometers was 17%. The capacity increase to North-America was 28%, due to flights to new destination Edmonton and increased frequency to Toronto and Washington. The capacity increase on European routes totalled 5%. The passenger load factor was 78.2%, decreasing by 1.1 percentage points compared to March last year.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 24 thousand in March, which is 7% decrease from March last year. The capacity was decreased by 4%. The load factor was 72.0%, decreasing by 2.1 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 21% between years. Cargo transport increased by 10% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 8% from previous year. The room utilization was 78.5%, compared to 72.7% in March last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
MAR 14 |
MAR 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
159,314 |
144,997 |
10% |
397,250 |
11% |
Load Factor |
78.2% |
79.2% |
-1.1 ppt |
74.3% |
0.2 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
615.9 |
526,363 |
17% |
1,578.5 |
15% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS |
MAR 14 |
MAR 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
24,089 |
26,016 |
-7% |
65,122 |
-8% |
Load Factor |
72.0% |
74.2% |
-2.1 ppt |
70.5% |
-0.2 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
11.1 |
11,578 |
-4% |
29.5 |
-6% |
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CAPACITY |
MAR 14 |
MAR 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization |
100.0% |
90.0% |
10.0 ppt |
100.0% |
18.0 ppt |
Sold Block Hours |
1,807 |
2,275 |
-21% |
6,113 |
-15% |
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CARGO |
MAR 14 |
MAR 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
15,607 |
14,586 |
7% |
42,828 |
7% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
8,799 |
7,994 |
10% |
24,285 |
8% |
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HOTELS |
MAR 14 |
MAR 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights |
22,909 |
22,940 |
0% |
66,569 |
0% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights |
17,973 |
16,671 |
8% |
44,812 |
7% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
78.5% |
72.7% |
5.8 ppt |
67.3% |
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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