Traffic Data September 2014
The Company carried 260 thousand passengers on international flights in September. The number of passengers was up by 21% as compared to September last year. The capacity increase compared to September 2013 was 21%. The passenger load factor was 79.7% compared to 77.6% last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 33.9%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 26 thousand in September, which was a 4% increase from September last year. The load factor was 75.1%, increasing by 3.9 percentage points compared to September 2013. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 35% between years. The utilization of charter aircraft was 85.7% compared to 96.7% in 2013. Decrease in utilization is due to maintenance work in September. Cargo transport decreased by 3% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our hotels was up by 17% from previous year. The room utilization was 81.3%, 11.5 percentage points higher than in September 2013.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
SEP 14 |
SEP 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
260,447 |
215,035 |
21% |
2,072,262 |
1,788,519 |
16% |
Load Factor |
79.7% |
77.6% |
2.1 ppt |
80.7% |
80.1% |
0.6 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
996.2 |
821.2 |
21% |
7,649.0 |
6,500.1 |
18% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS |
SEP 14 |
SEP 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
25,944 |
24,961 |
4% |
229,317 |
239,613 |
-4% |
Load Factor |
75.1% |
71.2% |
3.9 ppt |
71.7% |
71.5% |
0.1 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
12.9 |
13.1 |
-2% |
119.4 |
123.9 |
-4% |
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CHARTER FLIGHTS |
SEP 14 |
SEP 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization |
85.7% |
96.7% |
-11.0 ppt |
94.0% |
91.1% |
2.9 ppt |
Sold Block Hours |
1,544 |
2,389 |
-35% |
15,963 |
21,491 |
-26% |
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CARGO |
SEP 14 |
SEP 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
20,159 |
18,957 |
6% |
169,289 |
154,490 |
10% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
8,315 |
8,541 |
-3% |
72,719 |
70,139 |
4% |
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HOTELS |
SEP 14 |
SEP 13 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 14 |
YTD 13 |
CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights |
23,142 |
22,956 |
1% |
248,785 |
246,523 |
1% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights |
18,806 |
16,025 |
17% |
194,476 |
183,084 |
6% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
81.3% |
69.8% |
11.5 ppt |
78.2% |
74.3% |
3.9 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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