2013-05-06 19:10:39 CEST

2013-05-06 19:11:40 CEST


REGULATED INFORMATION

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Icelandair Group hf. - Company Announcement

Traffic Data April 2013


The Company carried 148 thousand passengers on international flights in April. 
The number of passengers was up by 9% as compared to April last year.  The
capacity increase in April totalled 20% between years. The passenger load
factor was 76.2% compared to 81.3% at the same time last year. Increased
capacity on the Company's longer routes, measured in available seat kilometres
(ASK), leads to proportional decrease in the load factor. 

Passengers on regional flights and Greenland flights were 25 thousand in April,
which is 5% decrease from April last year.  The capacity was decreased by 10%
compared to April 2012.  The load factor was 69.3%, increasing by 3.3
percentage points from last year.  Sold block hours in charter flights
decreased by 7% between years.  Cargo transport increased by 5% year-on-year.
The number of sold room nights at our Hotels was up by 16% from previous year.
The room utilization was 66.9%, compared to 66.8% in April last year. 



INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS           APR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers           148,074        9%    506,373       15%
Load Factor                      76.2%  -5.1 ppt      74.7%  -2.4 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000)    564,004       20%  1,933,239       23%
REGIONAL AND GREENLAND FLIGHS   APR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Number of Passengers            25,428       -5%     95,902       -9%
Load Factor                      69.3%   3.3 ppt      70.3%   2.4 ppt
Available Seat KM (ASK´000)     12,192      -10%     43,670      -12%
CAPACITY                        APR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Fleet Utilization                90.9%  -0.8 ppt      84.1%  -4.1 ppt
Sold Block Hours                 2,384       -7%      9,609      -10%
CARGO                           APR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Available Tonne KM (ATK´000)    14,532       11%     54,052        9%
Freight Tonne KM (FTK´000)       7,610        5%     30,119        2%
HOTELS                          APR 13   CHG (%)     YTD 13   CHG (%)
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Available Hotel Room Nights     22,200       16%     88,800       21%
Sold Hotel Room Nights          14,848       16%     56,739       23%
Utilization of Hotel Rooms       66.9%   0.1 ppt      63.9%   0.8 ppt



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