The Company carried 260 thousand passengers on international flights in
September. The number of passengers was up by 21% as compared to September
last year. The capacity increase compared to September 2013 was 21%. The
passenger load factor was 79.7% compared to 77.6% last year. The number of
passengers on the Trans-Atlantic market increased the most or by 33.9%.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 26 thousand in
September, which was a 4% increase from September last year. The load factor
was 75.1%, increasing by 3.9 percentage points compared to September 2013.
Sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 35% between years. The
utilization of charter aircraft was 85.7% compared to 96.7% in 2013. Decrease
in utilization is due to maintenance work in September. Cargo transport
decreased by 3% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at our hotels was
up by 17% from previous year. The room utilization was 81.3%, 11.5 percentage
points higher than in September 2013.
INTERNATIONAL SEP 14 SEP 13 CHG (%) YTD 14 YTD 13 CHG (%)
FLIGHTS
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Number of Passengers 260,447 215,035 21% 2,072,262 1,788,519 16%
Load Factor 79.7% 77.6% 2.1 ppt 80.7% 80.1% 0.6 ppt
Available Seat KM 996.2 821.2 21% 7,649.0 6,500.1 18%
(ASK´000,000)
REGIONAL AND SEP 14 SEP 13 CHG (%) YTD 14 YTD 13 CHG (%)
GREENLAND FLIGHTS
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Number of Passengers 25,944 24,961 4% 229,317 239,613 -4%
Load Factor 75.1% 71.2% 3.9 ppt 71.7% 71.5% 0.1 ppt
Available Seat KM 12.9 13.1 -2% 119.4 123.9 -4% (ASK´000,000)
CHARTER FLIGHTS SEP 14 SEP 13 CHG (%) YTD 14 YTD 13 CHG (%)
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Fleet Utilization 85.7% 96.7% -11.0 ppt 94.0% 91.1% 2.9 ppt
Sold Block Hours 1,544 2,389 -35% 15,963 21,491 -26%
CARGO SEP 14 SEP 13 CHG (%) YTD 14 YTD 13 CHG (%)
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Available Tonne KM 20,159 18,957 6% 169,289 154,490 10%
(ATK´000)
Freight Tonne KM 8,315 8,541 -3% 72,719 70,139 4%
(FTK´000)
HOTELS SEP 14 SEP 13 CHG (%) YTD 14 YTD 13 CHG (%)
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Available Hotel Room 23,142 22,956 1% 248,785 246,523 1%
Nights
Sold Hotel Room 18,806 16,025 17% 194,476 183,084 6%
Nights
Utilization of Hotel 81.3% 69.8% 11.5 ppt 78.2% 74.3% 3.9 ppt
Rooms
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