Traffic Data December 2015
The Company carried 185 thousand passengers on international flights in December. The number of passengers was up by 16% as compared to December last year. The capacity increase totalled 15% between years. The passenger load factor was 79.2% compared to 78.7% in December 2014.
The Company has never carried more passengers on international flights than in 2015. The total number of passengers carried was 3.1 million, an increase by 18% from 2014. The passenger load factor for 2015 was 83.1%, the highest load factor until now. The increase from last year was 2.7 percentage points.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were almost 18 thousand in December, which is 3% decrease from December last year. The capacity was decreased by 9% compared to December 2012. The load factor was 70.5%, increasing by 4.2 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 10% between years. Cargo transport increased by 7% year-on-year. The room utilization at the Company’s Hotels was 60.7%, compared to 55.8% in December last year.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
DEC 15 |
DEC 14 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 15 |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
185,103 |
159,392 |
16% |
3,072,520 |
2,602,939 |
18% |
Load Factor |
79.2% |
78.7% |
0.5 ppt |
83.1% |
80.4% |
2.7 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
696.9 |
606.3 |
15% |
11,083.7 |
9,673.3 |
15% |
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REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS |
DEC 15 |
DEC 14 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 15 |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Number of Passengers |
17,672 |
18,198 |
-3% |
296,176 |
292,704 |
1% |
Load Factor |
70.5% |
66.3% |
4.2 ppt |
74.4% |
71.8% |
2.6 ppt |
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
7.8 |
8.6 |
-9% |
145.0 |
146.9 |
-1% |
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CHARTER FLIGHTS |
DEC 15 |
DEC 14 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 15 |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Fleet Utilization |
100.0% |
87.5% |
12.5 ppt |
99.0% |
87.5% |
11.5 ppt |
Sold Block Hours |
1,864 |
1,689 |
10% |
23,263 |
21,044 |
11% |
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CARGO |
DEC 15 |
DEC 14 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 15 |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) |
16,741 |
15,139 |
11% |
242,252 |
215,012 |
13% |
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
8,636 |
8,069 |
7% |
100,497 |
97,935 |
3% |
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HOTELS |
DEC 15 |
DEC 14 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 15 |
YTD 14 |
CHG (%) |
Available Hotel Room Nights |
24,335 |
22,909 |
6% |
325,941 |
316,773 |
3% |
Sold Hotel Room Nights |
14,779 |
12,774 |
16% |
254,842 |
239,522 |
6% |
Utilization of Hotel Rooms |
60.7% |
55.8% |
4.9 ppt |
78.2% |
75.6% |
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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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