Traffic Data March 2019

The total number of passengers on international flights was 268 thousand in March and increased by 3% compared to March last year. The capacity increase was 6% and the load factor was 81.2% compared to 81.9% in March last year. The market with passengers travelling to Iceland was Icelandair's largest market in March, accounting for 45% of the total number of passengers.  The greatest proportional increase in passenger numbers was also in this market 13%. Arrival On-Time-Performance in the...

The total number of passengers on international flights was 268 thousand in March and increased by 3% compared to March last year. The capacity increase was 6% and the load factor was 81.2% compared to 81.9% in March last year. The market with passengers travelling to Iceland was Icelandair's largest market in March, accounting for 45% of the total number of passengers.  The greatest proportional increase in passenger numbers was also in this market 13%. Arrival On-Time-Performance in the route network was 77,3% improving by 4.7 percentage points from last year.

The number of passengers on domestic and regional flights were 23 thousand, decreasing by 19% compared to March last year.  Flights to Belfast, and Aberdeen stopped mid May 2018, explaining the reduction in the number of passengers. The load factor was 68.0% and increased by 8.1 percentage points comparted to last year. The number of sold block hours in charter flights decreased by 13% between years, due to fewer projects than at the same time last year.  Freight increased by 14%. The number of sold room nights at the Company's Hotels was up by 14% from last year. The room utilisation was 77.8% compared to 78.0% in March 2018.

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS	MAR 19	CHG (%)	YTD 19	CHG (%)
To market (passengers)	120,911	13%	311,246	13%
From market (passengers)	42,282	4%	114,715	10%
Via market (passengers)	104,547	-7%	276,768	-2%
Total Number of Passengers	267,740	3%	702,729	6%
Load Factor	81.2%	-0.7 ppt	76.4%	-0.1 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000)	1,060.5	6%	2,887.8	8%
Revenue Passenger KM (RPK´000,000)	861.1	5%	2,206.0	8%
Stage length (KM)	3,172	2%	3,114	1%
On-Time-Performance (Arrivals)	77.3%	4.7 ppt	78.9%	14.4 ppt
DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL FLIGHTS	MAR 19	CHG (%)	YTD 19	CHG (%)
Number of Passengers	23,000	-19%	62,129	-14%
Load Factor	68.0%	8.1 ppt	63.7%	3.7 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000,000)	11.2	-36%	30.8	-30%
CHARTER FLIGHTS	MAR 19	CHG (%)	YTD 19	CHG (%)
Fleet Utilisation	90.9%	-9.1 ppt	91.2%	-8.8 ppt
Sold Block Hours	2,553	-13%	7,478	-14%
CARGO	MAR 19	CHG (%)	YTD 19	CHG (%)
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000)	12,000	14%	32,344	6%
HOTELS	MAR 19	CHG (%)	YTD 19	CHG (%)
Available Hotel Room Nights	32,925	14%	95,242	19%
Sold Hotel Room Nights	25,612	14%	70,121	14%
Occupancy of Hotel Rooms	77.8%	-0.2 ppt	73.6%	-3.8 ppt

For further information please contact: Iris Hulda Thorisdottir, Director Investor Relations, Icelandair Group email: [email protected]