Traffic Data December 2017
The Company carried 235 thousand passengers on international flights in December. The number of passengers was up by 7% as compared to December 2016. The capacity increase totalled 10% between years. The passenger load factor was 76.5% compared to 77.2% in December last year. The number of passengers on domestic and regional flights was 23 thousand in December, increasing by 13% between years. The capacity increase in December was 18% and the seat load factor was 58.7%. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 55% between years in December and cargo transport by 19% year-on-year. The room utilisation at the Company’s Hotels was 68.2%, compared to 67.9% in December last year.
The Company has never carried more passengers on international flights than in 2017. The total number of passengers carried was 4.0 million, a 10% increase from previous year. The passenger load factor in 2017 was 82.5%, increasing by 0.3 percentage points from 2016. The total number of passenger on domestic and regional flights was 349 thousand, increasing by 7%. Sold block hours on charter flights increased by 17% and cargo transport was up by 11%. The room utilisation at the Company’s Hotels for the total year was 81.2% compared to 81.5% in 2016.
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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
DEC 17 |
DEC 16 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 17 |
YTD 16 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
235,219 |
219,937 |
7% |
4,037,503 |
3,674,417 |
10% |
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Load Factor |
76.5% |
77.2% |
-0.7 ppt |
82.5% |
82.2% |
0.3 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
945.9 |
861.2 |
10% |
15,245.6 |
13,653.3 |
12% |
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DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS |
DEC 17 |
DEC 16 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 17 |
YTD 16 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
23,279 |
20,603 |
13% |
349,273 |
327,427 |
7% |
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Load Factor |
58.7% |
58.8% |
-0.1 ppt |
65.9% |
68.3% |
-2.5 ppt |
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Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) |
14.6 |
12.4 |
18% |
214.5 |
191.2 |
12% |
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CHARTER FLIGHTS |
DEC 17 |
DEC 16 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 17 |
YTD 16 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilisation |
100.0% |
88.9% |
11.1 ppt |
98.1% |
88.9% |
9.2 ppt |
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Sold Block Hours |
2,889 |
1,865 |
55% |
27,460 |
23,523 |
17% |
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CARGO |
DEC 17 |
DEC 16 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 17 |
YTD 16 |
CHG (%) |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
10,236 |
8,576 |
19% |
117,311 |
105,925 |
11% |
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HOTELS |
DEC 17 |
DEC 16 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 17 |
YTD 16 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
27,807 |
27,807 |
0% |
371,289 |
352,214 |
5% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
18,963 |
18,886 |
0% |
301,302 |
287,160 |
5% |
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Occupancy of Hotel Rooms |
68.2% |
67.9% |
0.3 ppt |
81.2% |
81.5% |
-0.4 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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