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...

Reykjavík, 08/04/2019 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - turismo)

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.

For further information please contact: Iris Hulda Thorisdottir, Director Investor Relations, Icelandair Group email: iris@icelandairgroup.is