The Company carried 185 thousand passengers on international flights in December. The number of passengers was up by 16% as compared to December last year. The capacity increase totalled 15% between years. The passenger load factor was 79.2% compared to 78.7% in December 2014.
The Company has never carried more passengers on international flights than in 2015. The total number of passengers carried was 3.1 million, an increase by 18% from 2014. The passenger load factor for 2015 was 83.1%, the highest load factor until now. The increase from last year was 2.7 percentage points.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were almost 18 thousand in December, which is 3% decrease from December last year. The capacity was decreased by 9% compared to December 2012. The load factor was 70.5%, increasing by 4.2 percentage points from last year. Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 10% between years. Cargo transport increased by 7% year-on-year. The room utilization at the Company’s Hotels was 60.7%, compared to 55.8% in December last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | DEC 15 | DEC 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 185,103 | 159,392 | 16% | 3,072,520 | 2,602,939 | 18% |
| Load Factor | 79.2% | 78.7% | 0.5 ppt | 83.1% | 80.4% | 2.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 696.9 | 606.3 | 15% | 11,083.7 | 9,673.3 | 15% |
| REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | DEC 15 | DEC 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 17,672 | 18,198 | -3% | 296,176 | 292,704 | 1% |
| Load Factor | 70.5% | 66.3% | 4.2 ppt | 74.4% | 71.8% | 2.6 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 7.8 | 8.6 | -9% | 145.0 | 146.9 | -1% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | DEC 15 | DEC 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilization | 100.0% | 87.5% | 12.5 ppt | 99.0% | 87.5% | 11.5 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 1,864 | 1,689 | 10% | 23,263 | 21,044 | 11% |
| CARGO | DEC 15 | DEC 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Tonne KM (ATK´000) | 16,741 | 15,139 | 11% | 242,252 | 215,012 | 13% |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,636 | 8,069 | 7% | 100,497 | 97,935 | 3% |
| HOTELS | DEC 15 | DEC 14 | CHG (%) | YTD 15 | YTD 14 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 24,335 | 22,909 | 6% | 325,941 | 316,773 | 3% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 14,779 | 12,774 | 16% | 254,842 | 239,522 | 6% |
| Utilization of Hotel Rooms | 60.7% | 55.8% | 4.9 ppt | 78.2% | 75.6% | 2.6 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
