The Company carried 355 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The number of passengers was up by 16% as compared to July last year. The company has never before carried more passengers in a single month. It is also the first time that the company carries within a month a higher number of passengers then equates to the Icelandic population. The capacity increase totalled 19% between years. The passenger load factor was 85.9% compared to 86.1% at the same time last year.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were just over 32 thousand in July. The capacity was increased by 4% compared to July 2013. The load factor was 72.2%, decreasing by 1.5 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 26% between years. Cargo transport increased by 9% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was unchanged compared to previous year. The room utilization was 89.1%, compared to 89.2% in July last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JUL 14 | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 355,046 | 306,206 | 16% | 1,458,087 | 1,273,320 | 15% |
| Load Factor | 85.9% | 86.1% | -0.2 ppt | 79.7% | 79.4% | 0.3 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,225.3 | 1,033.2 | 19% | 5,429.5 | 4,647.6 | 17% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | JUL 14 | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 32,370 | 32,493 | -0.4% | 171,019 | 181,724 | -6% |
| Load Factor | 72.2% | 73.7% | -1.5 ppt | 70.6% | 71.2% | -0.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 21.1 | 20.2 | 4% | 86.5 | 90.1 | -4% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | JUL 14 | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 90.6% | 100.0% | -9.4 ppt | 95.7% | 90.4% | 5.3 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,796 | 2,423 | -26% | 12,460 | 16,589 | -25% |
| CARGO | JUL 14 | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 24,456 | 21,538 | 14% | 125,653 | 113,973 | 10% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,116 | 7,422 | 9% | 57,103 | 54,352 | 5% |
| HOTELS | JUL 14 | JUL 13 | CHG (%) | YTD 14 | YTD 13 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 41,540 | 41,416 | 0.3% | 189,793 | 189,032 | 0.4% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 37,023 | 36,923 | 0.3% | 144,023 | 136,587 | 5% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 89.1% | 89.2% | -0.1 ppt | 75.9% | 72.3% | 3.6 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
