Traffic Data January 2017
The number of passenger on international flights was nearly 206 thousand in January and increased by 18% compared to January last year. The capacity increase was 22% and the passenger load factor was 73.6% compared to 74.3% in January last year. The number of passengers on regional flights amounted to 20 thousand, decreasing by 1% compared to January last year. The capacity in January was 24% higher than in January last year, due to flights to Aberdeen in cooperation with Icelandair, which started in March 2016. The passenger load factor was 62.5%. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 24% in January. Freight decreased by 14% year-on-year. Strike in the seafood industry in Iceland is effecting the export of fish negatively. The number of available room nights at the Company’s Hotels was up by 14% from last year. The room utilisation was 69.2%, 8.4 percentage points higher than in January 2016.
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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
JAN 16 |
JAN 15 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
205,734 |
173,825 |
18% |
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Load Factor |
73.6% |
74.3% |
-0.7 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
855.2 |
701.0 |
22% |
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DOMESTIC AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS |
JAN 16 |
JAN 15 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
20,276 |
20,399 |
-1% |
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Load Factor |
62.5% |
70.0% |
-7.5 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
11.1 |
9.0 |
24% |
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CHARTER FLIGHTS |
JAN 16 |
JAN 15 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilisation |
88.9% |
100.0% |
-11.1 ppt |
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Sold Block Hours |
1,848 |
2,148 |
-14% |
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CARGO |
JAN 16 |
JAN 15 |
CHG (%) |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
7,398 |
8,630 |
-14% |
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HOTELS |
JAN 16 |
JAN 15 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
27,807 |
24,335 |
14% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
19,234 |
14,782 |
30% |
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Utilisation of Hotel Rooms |
69.2% |
60.7% |
8.4 ppt |
For further 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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