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.  

Photo: SAS. May 17 was Norway’s national day.

“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%