The Company carried 185 thousand passengers on international flights in October. The number of passengers was up by 8% as compared to October last year. The capacity increase totalled 12% between years. The passenger load factor was 78.1% compared to 80.6% at the same time last year. The number of passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 17.8%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were over 26 thousand in October, which is 8% decrease from October last year. The capacity was decreased by 3% compared to October 2012. The load factor was 71.5%, decreasing by 5.2 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 11% between years. Cargo transport increased by 2% year-on-year. The room utilization at our Hotels was 61.9%, compared to 67.6% in October last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 184,854 | 8% | 1,973,491 | 12% |
| Load Factor | 78.1% | -2.5 ppt | 79.9% | -1.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 696.6 | 12% | 7,196.7 | 16% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 26,535 | -8% | 266,309 | -10% |
| Load Factor | 71.5% | -5.2 ppt | 71.6% | 2.4 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 11.9 | -3% | 135.8 | -13% |
| CAPACITY | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 90.9% | -9.1 ppt | 91.1% | -2.0 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,283 | -11% | 23,774 | -10% |
| CARGO | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 17,753 | 10% | 170,035 | 10% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,468 | 2% | 78,603 | 6% |
| HOTELS | OCT 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 22,940 | 0% | 269,463 | 8% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 14,206 | -8% | 197,290 | 6% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 61.9% | -5.7 ppt | 73.2% | -1.4 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
