SAS Monthly Traffic Data - June 1999

June in brief Passenger traffic (RPK) showed an overall increase of 1,7% in June 1999 vs. June 1998, while no. of passengers increased by 4.2%. Overall capacity (ASK) increased by 7,7% and passenger load factor fell by 4.2 p.u. Approximately 3% of capacity increase are attributable to last year's ATC conflict in Norway the first five days of June 1998. Passenger mix continued to develop negatively, but traffic to/from Asia in particular show signs of recovery. Swedish domestic routes continued to develop strongly. Also for the third consecutive month, SAS's traffic increase was larger than the main competitor on Norwegian domestic routes. Total passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 1,7% in June 1999 vs. 1998. The number of passengers increased by 4,2%. Business Class traffic was down 3,1% and Economy Class was up 3,9%. The passenger load factor decreased from 74,8% to 70,6%. ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/07/08/19990708BIT00110/bit0001.pdf SAS Monthly Traffic Data - June