SAS Traffic figures - June 2021
Continued increase in passenger numbers in June.
More than 600,000 passengers flew with SAS in June, an increase of some 50% compared with May. As a result of increased demand, SAS raised capacity during the month almost 30% with a final load factor of 48%, up 12 percentage points compared with May.
“We are delighted to welcome more passengers in pace with the gradual increase in demand. SAS is continuing to open routes to popular summer destinations and is increasing capacity on existing routes to meet demand. In light of certain remaining restrictions, we are doing everything we can to facilitate a smooth travel experience for our passengers. The SAS Travel Ready Center digital tool allows passengers track updates to travel restrictions and prepare their trip online, thus ensuring everything is ready when they arrive at the airport,” says Karl Sandlund, acting CEO of SAS.
| SAS scheduled traffic | Jun21 | Change1 | Nov20- Jun21 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 1 364 | 220.5% | 7 711 | -55.3% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 653 | 193.3% | 2 586 | -76.7% |
| Passenger load factor | 47.9% | -4.5 p u | 33.5% | -30.7 p u |
| No. of passengers (000) | 609 | 85.6% | 2,868 | -70.5% |
| Geographical development, schedule | Jun21 vs. Jun20 | Nov20- Jun21 vs. Nov19-Jun20 | ||
| RPK | ASK | RPK | ASK | |
| Intercontinental | 843.7% | 848.7% | -91.2% | -56.9% |
| Europe/Intrascandinavia | 421.9% | 327.8% | -78.7% | -69.2% |
| Domestic | 52.4% | 56.9% | -48.0% | -25.1% |
| SAS charter traffic | Jun21 | Change1 | Nov20- Jun21 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 24 | 1344.0% | 58 | -93.1% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 10 | 1555.7% | 23 | -96.9% |
| Load factor | 40.5% | +5.2 p u | 39.4% | -47.7 p u |
| No. of passengers (000) | 4 | 4421.2% | 8 | -96.6% |
| SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) | Jun21 | Change1 | Nov20- Jun21 | Change1 |
| ASK (Mill.) | 1 388 | 224.9% | 7 770 | -57.1% |
| RPK (Mill.) | 663 | 196.8% | 2 609 | -77.9% |
| Load factor | 47.8% | -4.5 p u | 33.6% | -31.7 p u |
| No. of passengers (000) | 614 | 86.9% | 2,877 | -71.2% |
1 Change compared to same period last year. p u = percentage units
| Preliminary yield and PASK | Jun21 | Nominal change | FX adjusted change |
| Yield, SEK | 1.07 | -44.4% | -44.7% |
| PASK, SEK | 0.51 | -49.2% | -49.5% |
| Jun21 | |||
| Punctuality (arrival 15 min) | 89.7% | ||
| Regularity | 99.0% | ||
| Change in total CO2 emissions, rolling 12 months | -70.2% | ||
| Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer | -12.3% | ||
| Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions | 67% |
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), rolling 12 months
Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions – Share of SAS passenger related carbon emissions compensated by SAS (EuroBonus members, youth tickets and SAS' staff travel)
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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