SAS Traffic figures – June 2023
2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS during June
2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS in June, an increase by 23 percent compared to the same period last year. This is the highest monthly passenger figure since before the pandemic. SAS’ capacity increased by 17 percent and its RPK by 17 percent, compared to the same period last year. The flown load factor was 81 percent during the month.
“We are pleased to see a continued positive trend for passenger demand. 2.4 million passengers traveled with SAS in June, up 23 percent compared to the same month last year, and the highest passenger figure since before the pandemic. Air Traffic Control capacity issues in Copenhagen continued in June, with heavy impact on SAS as Copenhagen Airport is our main hub. For SAS, one out of four flights that experienced operational disruptions in June was due to these issues. We look forward to welcoming our passengers on board our aircraft as we enter July, the busiest month of the year”, says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS.
| SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) | Jun23 | Change1 | Nov22- Jun23 | Change1 | |
| ASK (Mill.) | 4,003 | 16.7% | 25,276 | 20.1% | |
| RPK (Mill.) | 3,221 | 16.9% | 18,716 | 34.6% | |
| Load factor | 80.5% | 0.1 pp | 74.0% | 8.0 pp | |
| No. of passengers (000) | 2,386 | 22.6% | 14,479 | 34.3% |
1 Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points
| Geographical development, schedule | Jun23 vs. Jun22 | Nov22-Jun23 vs. Nov21-Jun22 | ||
| RPK | ASK | RPK | ASK | |
| Intercontinental | 18.6% | 22.3% | 58.9% | 31.7% |
| Europe/Intrascandinavia | 19.3% | 16.5% | 28.3% | 17.7% |
| Domestic | 16.7% | 17.8% | 20.8% | 12.0% |
| Preliminary yield and PASK | Jun23 | Nominal change1 | FX adjusted change |
| Yield, SEK | 1.21 | 4.6% | 2.4% |
| PASK, SEK | 0.96 | 4.5% | 2.3% |
| Jun23 | |||
| Punctuality (arrival 15 min) | 61.8% | ||
| Regularity | 97.3% | ||
| Change in total CO2 emissions | 29.9% | ||
| Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer, | 2.6% | ||
| Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions | 38.1% |
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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