Traffic Data March 2018
The Company carried 260 thousand passengers on international flights in March. The number of passengers was up by 4% as compared to March last year. The capacity increase between years was 7%. The passenger load factor was 81.9% compared to 80.7% at the same time last year. Passengers on domestic and regional flights were 28 thousand, which is 2% decrease from last year. The capacity was 7% higher than in March 2017. The load factor was 59.9%. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 25% between years. Cargo transport increased by 5% year-on-year.
The number of available hotel room nights increased by 4% between years due to the opening of Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel in the center of Reykjavik. The room utilisation at the Company’s Hotels decreased between years was 78.0% compared to 86.0% in March 2017. Less occupancy is mainly explained by the Reykjavik Konsulat Hotel. The first operating month of a new hotel is usually low in occupancy since it has only been bookable for a short period of time.
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INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS |
MAR 18 |
MAR 17 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 18 |
YTD 17 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
259,947 |
248,865 |
4% |
659,153 |
654,863 |
1% |
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Load Factor |
81.9% |
80.7% |
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76.3% |
76.9% |
-0.6 ppt |
Available Seat KM
(ASK´000,000) |
1,000.1 |
938.6 |
7% |
2,675.6 |
2,566.6 |
4% |
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DOMESTIC AND
REGIONAL FLIGHTS |
MAR 18 |
MAR 17 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 18 |
YTD 17 |
CHG (%) |
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Number of Passengers |
28,294 |
28,752 |
-2% |
72,443 |
71,471 |
1% |
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Load Factor |
59.9% |
62.3% |
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60.0% |
63.9% |
-3.9 ppt |
Available Seat KM
(ASK´000,000) |
17.5 |
16.4 |
7% |
44.0 |
38.8 |
13% |
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CHARTER FLIGHTS |
MAR 18 |
MAR 17 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 18 |
YTD 17 |
CHG (%) |
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Fleet Utilisation |
100.0% |
100.0% |
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100.0% |
99.0% |
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Sold Block Hours |
2,949 |
2,360 |
25% |
8,658 |
6,078 |
42% |
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CARGO |
MAR 18 |
MAR 17 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 18 |
YTD 17 |
CHG (%) |
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Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) |
10,546 |
10,005 |
5% |
30,537 |
24,927 |
23% |
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HOTELS |
MAR 18 |
MAR 17 |
CHG (%) |
YTD 18 |
YTD 17 |
CHG (%) |
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Available Hotel Room Nights |
28,872 |
27,807 |
4% |
79,765 |
80,730 |
-1% |
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Sold Hotel Room Nights |
22,509 |
23,912 |
-6% |
61,720 |
64,657 |
-5% |
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Occupancy of Hotel Rooms |
78.0% |
86.0% |
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77.4% |
80.1% |
-2.7 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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