The Company carried 491 thousand passengers on international flights in July. The number of passengers was 18% above the figure for July last year. The company has never before carried more passengers in a single month. The passenger load factor was 87.7% compared to 88.9% in July last year. The capacity increase totalled 22% between years.
Passengers on domestic flights and Greenland flights were 35 thousand in July. The capacity was increased by 14% compared to July 2015. The load factor was 71.6%, decreasing by 5.9 percentage points from last year, mainly due to new destination in Greenland which is still in development stage. The number of sold block hours in charter flights remained the same between years. Cargo transport increased by 1% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at the Company's Hotels increased by 7% compared to previous year. The room utilisation was 90.8%, compared to 90.4% in July last year.
| INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS | JUL 16 | JUL 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 491,007 | 414,678 | 18% | 2,040,371 | 1,714,712 | 19% |
| Load Factor | 87.7% | 88.9% | -1.3 ppt | 82.1% | 82.9% | -0.8 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 1,697.0 | 1,395.6 | 22% | 7,519.6 | 6,180.6 | 22% |
| DOMESTIC AND GREENLAND FLIGHTS | JUL 16 | JUL 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Number of Passengers | 35,016 | 33,492 | 5% | 178,737 | 171,473 | 4% |
| Load Factor | 71.6% | 77.6% | -5.9 ppt | 71.6% | 73.3% | -1.7 ppt |
| Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000) | 22.8 | 20.1 | 14% | 90.6 | 84.7 | 7% |
| CHARTER FLIGHTS | JUL 16 | JUL 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Fleet Utilisation | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0 ppt |
| Sold Block Hours | 2,169 | 2,180 | 0% | 13,890 | 13,235 | 5% |
| CARGO | JUL 16 | JUL 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000) | 8,428 | 8,349 | 1% | 61,794 | 57,460 | 8% |
| HOTELS | JUL 16 | JUL 15 | CHG (%) | YTD 16 | YTD 15 | CHG (%) |
| Available Hotel Room Nights | 45,647 | 42,842 | 7% | 201,929 | 192,939 | 5% |
| Sold Hotel Room Nights | 41,469 | 38,743 | 7% | 163,134 | 153,105 | 7% |
| Utilisation of Hotel Rooms | 90.8% | 90.4% | 0.4 ppt | 80.8% | 79.4% | 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
