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SAS Traffic figures July 2021: 70% more passengers than in June

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Increased travelling during the summer resulted in over a million passengers in July.

July was a month with an increased number of travellers. More than a million passengers chose to fly with SAS, which is an increase of almost 70% compared with June. Capacity was raised during the month with increased frequency and destinations. The load factor ended at 60%, which is the highest number since February 2020.

“We see the numbers improving gradually which is pleasing. However, we do naturally remain cautious as there are still a high number of uncertainties ahead of us. The remaining travel restrictions are still affecting passengers and we do everything possible to give our customers a smooth travel experience. SAS is offering flexible tickets and rebooking possibilities. We also provide digital tools which help passengers track updates to restrictions to make it easier to travel,” says Anko van der Werff, President and CEO at SAS.

SAS scheduled trafficJul21Change1Nov20- Jul21Change1
ASK (Mill.)2 30075.8%10 012-46.1%
RPK (Mill.)1 370107.1%3 956-66.3%
Passenger load factor59.6%+9.0 pp39.5%-23.7 pp
No. of passengers (000)1 02346.3%3 891-62.7%
Geographical development, scheduleJul21           vs.          Jul20Nov20- Jul21 vs.   Nov19-Jul20
RPKASKRPKASK
Intercontinental471.3%160.1%-86.3%-49.8%
Europe/Intrascandinavia145.3%104.3%-63.3%-55.3%
Domestic10.7%-2.8%-41.9%-22.7%
SAS charter trafficJul21Change1Nov20- Jul21Change1
ASK (Mill.)157790.8%215-75.2%
RPK (Mill.)134831.3%157-79.2%
Load factor85.6%+3.7 pp73.1%-13.9 pp
No. of passengers (000)56882.7%64-74.1%
SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter)Jul21Change1Nov20- Jul21Change1
ASK (Mill.)2 45785.3%10 227-47.4%
RPK (Mill.)1 504122.5%4 113-67.1%
Load factor61.2%+10.2 pp40.2%-24.1 pp
No. of passengers (000)1 07953.0%3 955-63.0%

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

Preliminary yield and PASKJul21Nominal changeFX adjusted change
Yield, SEK0.87-21.3%-21.4%
PASK, SEK0.52-7.2%-7.4%
Jun21
Punctuality (arrival 15 min)84.0%
Regularity98.2%
Change in total CO2 emissions, rolling 12 months-63.8%
Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometre-13.0%
Carbon offsetting of passenger related emissions56%


Definitions:

RPK – Revenue passenger kilometres
ASK – Available seat kilometres
Load factor – RPK/ASK
Yield – Passenger revenues/RPK (scheduled)
PASK – Passenger revenues/ASK (scheduled)

August 6, 2021, 11:00

This post was published on 6 August 2021 23:19

André Orban

M. Sc. Engineering

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