The Company carried around 317 thousand passengers on international flights in
September. The number of passengers was up by 22% compared to September last
year. The capacity increase compared to September 2014 was 17%. The passenger
load factor was 83.1% compared to 79.8% last year. It is the Company's highest
ever load factor in September.
Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 27 thousand in
September, which was a 3% increase from September last year. The load factor
was 77.8%, increasing by 2.7 percentage points compared to September 2014.
Sold block hours in charter flights increased by 30% between years. Cargo
transport increased by 5% year-on-year. The number of sold room nights at the
Company's hotels was up by 8% from previous year. The room utilization was
83.4%, 2.1 percentage points higher than in September 2014.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS SEP 15 SEP 14 CHG (%) YTD 15 YTD 14 CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers 316,603 260,514 22% 2,443,956 2,072,295 18%
Load Factor 83.1% 79.8% 3.3 ppt 83.9% 80.7% 3.2 ppt
Available Seat KM 1,168.3 996.2 17% 8,743.5 7,649.9 14%
(ASK´000,000)
REGIONAL AND SEP 15 SEP 14 CHG (%) YTD 15 YTD 14 CHG (%)
GREENLAND FLIGHTS
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Number of Passengers 26,657 25,944 3% 231,389 229,317 1%
Load Factor 77.8% 75.1% 2.7 ppt 74.3% 71.7% 2.6 ppt
Available Seat KM 12.8 12.9 0% 117.9 119.4 -1%
(ASK´000,000)
CHARTER FLIGHTS SEP 15 SEP 14 CHG (%) YTD 15 YTD 14 CHG (%)
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Fleet Utilization 100.0% 85.7% 14.3 ppt 98.6% 89.2% 9.4 ppt
Sold Block Hours 2,007 1,544 30% 17,435 15,963 9%
CARGO SEP 15 SEP 14 CHG (%) YTD 15 YTD 14 CHG (%)
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Available Tonne KM 22,764 19,825 15% 187,840 165,924 13%
(ATK´000)
Freight Tonne KM 8,733 8,353 5% 73,977 72,893 1%
(FTK´000)
HOTELS SEP 15 SEP 14 CHG (%) YTD 15 YTD 14 CHG (%)
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Available Hotel Room 24,276 23,142 5% 254,015 248,785 2%
Nights
Sold Hotel Room 20,240 18,806 8% 206,038 194,476 6%
Nights
Utilization of Hotel 83.4% 81.3% 2.1 ppt 81.1% 78.2% 2.9 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