Icelandair: Traffic Data September 2011

Icelandair carried 168 thousand passengers in September which is a record passenger number for the month of September and an increase of 15% as compared to September last year. Capacity was increased by 23% from last year and the seat load factor was 78.3% which is above average for September. As compared to September last year, load factor decreased by 3.7 percentage points as compared to record load factor in September 2010. Traffic increased most on the market To Iceland where the increase was 24%. This is in line with the company’s strategy to increase the number of tourists to Iceland, and to decrease seasonal fluctuations.

Air Iceland carried 30 thousand passengers in September which equals a 9% increase compared to last year. Seat load factor was 66.5% and decreased slightly between years. Sold block hours in the capacity sector decreased by 11%. Freight increased by 4%.

The number of available hotel room nights was up by 12% from last year and the room utilization rate was 80.6%. Icelandair Hotel Reykjavik Natura was renovated and reopened under a new name in June and has been well received by guests. September was a record month in the history of the hotel.