SAS reports a 22% increase in traffic in April

1.9 million passengers traveled with SAS in April, an increase by 22 percent compared to the same period last year. RPK increased by 28 percent compared to the same period last year, and SAS’ passenger demand continued its positive trend. The flown load factor for April was 76 percent, an improvement by 5 percentage points compared to April last year.  

“SAS continues to see positive demand evolution. In April, 1.9 million passengers traveled with SAS, up 22 percent compared to the same month last year. We continue to ramp up for a busy summer season and have inaugurated two new direct intercontinental routes: From Aalborg to New York and from Gothenburg to New York. We have also announced a new direct route between Copenhagen and Bangkok, which will start this autumn. Thailand and the Scandinavian countries have a long history of friendship and cooperation, and we are very proud to bring back the direct route which our customers clearly asked for ,” says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS.
 

SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter)Apr23Change1Nov22- Apr23Change1
ASK (Mill.)3,44120.0%17,49521.7%
RPK (Mill.)2,60727.5%12,58242.3%
Load factor75.8%4.5 pp71.9%10.4 pp
No. of passengers (000)1,88922.2%9,92141.5%

1 Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points

Geographical development, scheduleApr23           vs.          Apr22Nov22-Apr23   vs.   Nov21-Apr22
RPKASKRPKASK
Intercontinental43.6%26.1%76.6%34.0%
Europe/Intrascandinavia28.0%22.7%33.0%19.3%
Domestic5.9%6.8%25.3%12.8%
Preliminary yield and PASKApr23Nominal change1FX adjusted change
Yield, SEK1.00-2.9%-4.2%
PASK, SEK0.763.4%2.1%
Apr23
Punctuality (arrival 15 min)71.3%
Regularity98.5%
Change in total CO2 emissions 46.7%
Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer, 3.4%
Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions41.0%
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