2013-04-08 10:59:07 CEST

2013-04-08 11:00:08 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

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Icelandair Group hf. - Company Announcement

Traffic Data March 2013


The Company carried 145 thousand passengers on international flights in March. 
The number of passengers was up by 22% as compared to March last year.  The
capacity increase in March totalled 31% between years. The passenger load
factor was 79.3% and decreased by 1.7 percentage points compared to March last
year. 

Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 26 thousand in March,
which is 11% decrease from March last year.  The capacity was decreased by 10%
compared to March 2012.  The load factor was 74.3%, increasing by 0.5
percentage points from last year.  Sold block hours in charter flights
decreased by 9% between years.  Cargo transport decreased by 2% year-on-year.
The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 29% from previous year.
The room utilization was 72.7%, compared to 70.4% in March last year. 

INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS           MAR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers           145,074       22%    358,302       18%
Load Factor                      79.3%  -1.7 ppt      74.2%  -1.1 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000)    526,363       31%  1,368,310       24%
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS   MAR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers            26,037      -11%     70,474      -10%
Load Factor                      74.3%   0.5 ppt      70.7%   2.1 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000)     11,578      -10%     31,478      -12%
CAPACITY                        MAR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Fleet Utilization                90.0%   6.7 ppt      84.3%  -2.8 ppt
Sold Block Hours                 2,275       -9%      7,225      -11%
CARGO                           MAR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000)    14,447       14%     39,508        8%
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000)       8,000       -2%     22,509        2%
HOTELS                          MAR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Available Hotel Room Nights     22,940       25%     66,600       23%
Sold Hotel Room Nights          16,671       29%     41,891       25%
Utilization of Hotel Rooms       72.7%   2.3 ppt      62.9%   1.1 ppt

* CHG (%) = year on year change



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