Traffic data April 2012

Icelandair Group hf. 

08.05.2012 19:34

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The Company carried 136 thousand passengers on international flights in April. 
The number of passengers was up by 19% as compared to April last year.  The
capacity on international flights was increased by 19% and the passenger load
factor improved between years by 2.0 percentage points and was 81.5%. This is
the first time in the Company's history that the load factor is above 80
percentages in the month of April.   The number of passengers increased in all
of our markets, with the highest increase in the transatlantic market, or 34%
from the preceding year.  The increase in the tourist market to Iceland was
13%. 

Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were approximately 28
thousand in April, which was a 4% decrease from April last year.  The load
factor was 68.2%, almost the same as in April 2011.  Sold block hours in
charter flights decreased by 14% in April.  The decrease is due to one less
aircraft being deployed in charter cargo flights than in April last year. Cargo
transport increased by 30% year-on-year. The number of available room nights at
our Hotels was up by 20% from previous year. The room utilization was 66.8%,
3.0 percentage points higher than in April 2011. 



INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS           APR 12   CHG (%)     YTD 12   CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers (PAX)     136,554       19%    441,460       18%
Load Factor (%)                  81.5%   2.0 ppt      77.2%   3.7 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK'000)    471,310       19%  1,570,045       13%
                                                                     
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS   APR 12   CHG (%)     YTD 12   CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers (PAX)      27,879       -4%    108,407        2%
Load Factor (%)                  68.2%  -0.1 ppt      70.0%   1.1 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK'000)     13,532       -7%     49,348        0%
                                                                     
CAPACITY                        APR 12   CHG (%)     YTD 12   CHG (%)
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Fleet Utilization (%)            91.7%  -2.9 ppt      88.2%  -6.8 ppt
Sold Block Hours                 2,568      -14%     10,681       -7%
                                                                     
CARGO                           APR 12   CHG (%)     YTD 12   CHG (%)
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Available Tonne KM (ATK'000)    13,097       11%     49,790       10%
Freight Tonne KM (FTK'000)       7,279       30%     29,409       22%
                                                                     
HOTELS                          APR 12   CHG (%)     YTD 12   CHG (%)
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Available Hotel Room Nights     19,146       20%     73,228       15%
Sold Hotel Room Nights          12,793       26%     46,213       31%
Utilization of Hotel Rooms       66.8%   3.0 ppt      63.1%   7.8 ppt

Nánari upplýsingar veita:

Bogi Nils Bogason framkvæmdastjóri fjármála Icelandair Group s: 665-8801
Íris Hulda Þórisdóttir forstöðumaður fjárfestatengsla Icelandair Group s:
840-7010
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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Language:     English
Company:      Icelandair Group hf.
              
               
              Iceland
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