2.2 million passengers traveled with SAS during May
2.2 million passengers traveled with SAS in May, an increase by 19 percent compared to the same period last year. SAS’ capacity increased 17 percent and RPK increased by 26 percent, compared to the same period last year. The flown load factor for May was 77 percent, an improvement by almost 6 percentage points compared to May last year.
“We are pleased to see that the demand for travel continues to increase. 2.2 million passengers traveled with SAS in May, up 19 percent compared to the same month last year. We have ramped up to meet the increased demand for the summer season, and we look forward to welcoming our passengers on board. Over the past couple of months, Air Traffic Control capacity issues in Copenhagen have caused considerable problems for airlines, airports and, not the least, our passengers. We expect all parties to take their responsibilities and make sure our passengers can travel where they want and when they want this summer. We will seek compensation for the irregularity costs caused by the situation”, says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS.
| SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) | May23 | Change1 | Nov22- May23 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 3,777 | 16.9% | 21,272 | 20.8% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 2,913 | 26.3% | 15,495 | 39.0% |
| Load factor | 77.1% | 5.7 pp | 72.8% | 9.5 pp |
| No. of passengers (000) | 2,172 | 19.0% | 12,093 | 36.8% |
1 Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points
| Geographical development, schedule | May23 vs. May22 | Nov22-May23 vs. Nov21-May22 | ||
| RPK | ASK | RPK | ASK | |
| Intercontinental | 48.5% | 31.2% | 70.3% | 33.5% |
| Europe/Intrascandinavia | 20.0% | 12.3% | 30.3% | 18.0% |
| Domestic | 5.0% | 2.9% | 21.5% | 11.1% |
| Preliminary yield and PASK | May23 | Nominal change1 | FX adjusted change |
| Yield, SEK | 1.08 | -1.9% | -2.8% |
| PASK, SEK | 0.83 | 6.4% | 5.4% |
| May23 | |||
| Punctuality (arrival 15 min) | 74.2% | ||
| Regularity | 98.5% | ||
| Change in total CO2 emissions | 37.3% | ||
| Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer, | 2.8% | ||
| Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions | 39.0% |
Definitions:
RPK – Revenue passenger kilometers
ASK – Available seat kilometers
Load factor – RPK/ASK
Yield – Passenger revenues/RPK (scheduled)
PASK – Passenger revenues/ASK (scheduled)
Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometers – SAS passenger related carbon emissions divided with total available seat kilometers (incl non-revenue and EuroBonus tickets), rolling 12 months vs rolling 12 months previous year
Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions – Share of SAS passenger related carbon emissions compensated by SAS (EuroBonus members, youth tickets and SAS' staff travel) during the month
From fiscal year 2020 we report change in CO2 emissions in total and per Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) to align with our overall goal to reduce our total CO2 emissions by 25% by 2025, compared to 2005.
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