SAS Traffic figures – July 2023
2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS during July
2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS in July, the highest monthly passenger figure since before the pandemic. The number of passengers increased with 82 percent compared to the same month last year, which was negatively impacted by the pilot strike. SAS’ capacity increased by 84 percent and RPK by 92 percent, compared to the same month last year. The flown load factor was 86 percent during the month.
“The summer season continued with another busy month for SAS. 2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS in July, the highest passenger figure since before the pandemic. We are pleased to see the positive trend for passenger demand, with continued booking strength throughout the month of July”, says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS.
| SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) | Jul23 | Change1 | Nov22- Jul23 | Change1 | |
| ASK (Mill.) | 4,872 | 84.1% | 30,148 | 27.3% | |
| RPK (Mill.) | 4,177 | 92.1% | 22,892 | 42.4% | |
| Load factor | 85.7% | 3.5 pp | 75.9% | 8.1 pp | |
| No. of passengers (000) | 2,415 | 82.3% | 16,894 | 39.5% |
1 Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points
| Geographical development, schedule | Jul23 vs. Jul22 | Nov22-Jul23 vs. Nov21-Jul22 | ||
| RPK | ASK | RPK | ASK | |
| Intercontinental | 145.9% | 161.2% | 67.6% | 41.1% |
| Europe/Intrascandinavia | 73.5% | 69.3% | 35.9% | 24.9% |
| Domestic | 118.6% | 88.2% | 26.9% | 16.3% |
| Preliminary yield and PASK | Jul23 | Nominal change1 | FX adjusted change |
| Yield, SEK | 1.03 | -1.6% | -5.5% |
| PASK, SEK | 0.87 | 0.1% | -3.8% |
| Jul23 | |||
| Punctuality (arrival 15 min) | 62.6% | ||
| Regularity | 97.5% | ||
| Change in total CO2 emissions | 35.6% | ||
| Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer | 1.9% | ||
| Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions | 34.6% |
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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