1.6 million passengers traveled withSAS during December 1.6 million passengers traveled withSAS in December, a 6 percent increase compared with the same month last year.SAS ' capacity increased by almost 12 percent and RPK increased by 14 percent, compared toDecember 2022 . The flown load factor for December was 73 percent. "1.6 million passengers traveled withSAS in December, which represents a passenger volume increase of 6 percent compared to last year. In December, SkellefteåCity Airport became the first individual airport inSweden to joinSAS 's Corporate Sustainability program, and we hope this partnership will inspire other companies to join and be part of the journey to transform aviation for generations to come.SAS is also expanding its flight offerings and increasing capacity in the summer traffic program. This summer,SAS will fly to over 130 destinations in more than 40 countries, with added frequencies to popular destinations inEurope ,North America andAsia and nine new destinations inEurope ," says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS [][]SAS total traffic Dec23 Change[1] Nov23- Dec23 Change [1] (scheduled and charter) ASK (Mill.) 3,027 11.5% 6,292 11.4% RPK (Mill.) 2,219 14.1% 4,570 15.4% Load factor 73.3% 1.6 pp 72.6% 2.5 pp No. of passengers 1,564 6.4% 3,404 8.5% (000) [1] Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points Geographical Dec23 Nov23 development, vs. -Dec23 schedule Dec22 vs. Nov22 -Dec22 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 13.8% 14.9% 17.8% 13.8% Europe/Intra 21.5% 17.2% 21.0% 16.6% -Scandinavia Domestic -2.0% -9.5% 1.0% -4.8% []\\ Preliminary yield and PASK Dec23 Nominal change[1] FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 1.02 -0.1% 0.9% PASK, SEK 0.74 2.3% 3.4% Dec23 Punctuality (arrival 15 63.1% min) Regularity 98.5% Change in total CO2 23.5% emissions Change in CO2 emissions 1.7% per available seat kilometer Carbon offsetting of 40.5% passenger related emissions 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 ofSAS passenger related carbon emissions compensated bySAS (EuroBonus members, youth tickets andSAS ' 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. For further information, please contact: SAS press office, +46 8 797 29 44SAS , Scandinavia's leading airline, with main hubs inCopenhagen ,Oslo andStockholm , flies to destinations inEurope, USA andAsia . Spurred by a Scandinavian heritage and sustainability values,SAS aims to be the driving force in sustainable aviation and in the transition toward net zero emissions. We are continuously reducing our carbon emissions through using more sustainable aviation fuel, investing in new fuel-efficient aircraft and technology innovation together with partners - thereby contributing towards the industry target of net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. In addition to flight operations,SAS offers ground handling services, technical maintenance and air cargo services. Learn more at https://www.sasgroup.net This is information thatSAS AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through the agency ofErno Hildén , at11:00 a.m. CET onJanuary 8, 2024 .
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