July 20 (Reuters) - Icelandair Group hf ICEAIR.IC :
* REG-ICELANDAIR: PROFIT OF USD 13.7 MILLION IN Q2 – HIGHEST
SINCE
2016
* QTRLY EBIT OF USD 20.9 MILLION, UP BY USD 19.6 MILLION
YEAR-ON-YEAR
* QTRLY EBIT RATIO 5%, IMPROVING BY 4.7 PERCENTAGE POINTS
BETWEEN
YEARS
* QTRLY CAPACITY INCREASED BY 17% YEAR-ON-YEAR IN PASSENGER
NETWORK
* SAYS FORWARD BOOKINGS FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS STRONG AND ABOVE
LAST
YEAR
* QTRLY OPERATING INCOME OF USD 414.2 MILLION, INCREASING BY
26%
YEAR-ON-YEAR
* QTRLY EPS $ 0.03
* QTRLY 1.2 MILLION PASSENGERS CARRIED; 19% MORE THAN IN Q2
LAST
YEAR
* QTRLY LOAD FACTOR OF 83.6%, ESPECIALLY STRONG DEMAND ON
NORTH
AMERICAN ROUTES
* QTRLY PASSENGER REVENUE INCREASED BY 28% YEARON-YEAR ON A
17%
CAPACITY INCREASE
* EBIT MARGIN IS EXPECTED IN THE 4-6% RANGE FOR THE FY OF
2023
* SEES NET CAPEX FOR FY 2023 BETWEEN $135 MILLION – $145
MILLION
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