Traffic Data August 2014
The Company carried 354 thousand passengers on international flights in August. The number of passengers was up by 18% as compared to August last year. The capacity increase totalled 19% between years. The passenger load factor was 86.2% compared to 85.5% at the same time last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 23.4%. Passengers on this market were 55% of total passengers carried on the Company’s international flights.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 32 thousand in August, which is 2% decrease from August last year. The capacity was decreased by 3% compared to August 2013. The load factor was 74.1%, increasing by 0.6 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 22% between years. Cargo transport increased by 1% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels increased by 3.9% compared to previous year. The room utilization was 88.3%, compared to 88.2% in August last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
AUG 14 |
AUG 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
353,826 |
300,164 |
18% |
1,811,906 |
1,573,484 |
15% |
Load Factor |
86.2% |
85.5% |
0.7 ppt |
80.9% |
80.5% |
0.4 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
1,223.3 |
1,031.3 |
19% |
6,652.8 |
5,678.9 |
17% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS |
AUG 14 |
AUG 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
32,338 |
32,928 |
-2% |
203,373 |
214,652 |
-5% |
Load Factor |
74.1% |
73.5% |
0.6 ppt |
71.2% |
71.6% |
-0.3 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
20.0 |
20.7 |
-3% |
106.5 |
110.8 |
-4% |
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CHARTER FLIGHTS |
AUG 14 |
AUG 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization |
87.5% |
90.9% |
-3.4 ppt |
94.8% |
90.5% |
4.3 ppt |
Sold Block Hours |
1,958 |
2,512 |
-22% |
14,419 |
19,102 |
-25% |
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CARGO |
AUG 14 |
AUG 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
23,477 |
21,560 |
9% |
149,130 |
135,533 |
10% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
7,301 |
7,245 |
1% |
64,405 |
61,598 |
5% |
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HOTELS |
AUG 14 |
AUG 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights |
35,850 |
34,535 |
4% |
225,643 |
223,567 |
1% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights |
31,647 |
30,472 |
4% |
175,670 |
167,059 |
5% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
88.3% |
88.2% |
0.1 ppt |
77.9% |
74.7% |
3.1 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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