SAS AB Close to 2 million passengers traveled withSAS in August In August 1.9 million passengers traveled withSAS , an increase of approximately 70% compared to the same month last year.SAS ' capacity increased by approximately 64% compared with the same period last year. In comparison with last month, the total number of passengers increased with 40% and capacity was increased by 38%, as operations picked-up again following the 15-day pilot strike. The flown load factor for August was 79%, an improvement of 18 percentage points compared to August last year. "We are pleased to see operations picking up again in August, where we again had almost 2 million customers travelling with us. The total number of passengers was negatively affected by the pilot-strike as it led to lower sales during that period. We continue executing our restructuring plan,SAS FORWARD that will lead toSAS being a financially stable airline, providing the service our customers are expecting", says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS . SAS scheduled traffic Aug22 Change1 Nov21- Aug22 Change1 ASK (Mill.) 3,235 56.4% 25,321 109.6% RPK (Mill.) 2,524 103.7% 17,292 232.9% Passenger load factor 78.0% +18.1 pp 68.3% +25.3 pp No. of passengers (000) 1,710 64.8% 13,341 170.7% Geographical Aug22 Nov21- development, vs. Aug22 schedule Aug21 vs. Nov20 -Aug21 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 325.6% 118.9% 605.8% 127.2% Europe/Intrascandi 64.0% 45.0% 228.8% 158.7% navia Domestic 25.4% 16.4% 79.5% 29.8% SAS charter traffic Aug22 Change1 Nov21- Aug22 Change1 ASK (Mill.) 426 154.1% 2 026 429.5% RPK (Mill.) 358 194.2% 1 668 498.4% Load factor 83.9% +11.4 pp 82.3% +9.5 pp No. of passengers (000) 140 185.1% 619 446.0% SAS total traffic Aug22 Change1 Nov21- Aug22 Change1 (scheduled and charter) ASK (Mill.) 3,661 63.8% 27,348 119.4% RPK (Mill.) 2,882 111.8% 18,959 246.4% Load factor 78.7% +17.9 pp 69.3% +25.4 pp No. of passengers 1,850 70.2% 13,960 176.8% (000) 1 Change compared to same period last year, p p = percentage points Preliminary yield and PASK Aug22 Nominal change1 FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 0.99 3.9% -0.7% PASK, SEK 0.77 35.3% 29.4% Aug22 Punctuality (arrival 15 75.2% min) Regularity 98.6% Change in total CO2 114.8 % emissions Change in CO2 emissions 1.1% per available seat kilometer, Carbon offsetting of 34.9% 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 , is flying to destinations inEurope, USA andAsia . Spurred by a Scandinavian heritage and sustainable values,SAS aims to be the global leader in sustainable aviation. We will reduce total carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2025, by using more sustainable aviation fuel and our modern fleet with fuel -efficient aircraft. In addition to flight operations,SAS offers ground handling services, technical maintenance and air cargo services.SAS is a founder member of the Star AllianceT, and together with its partner airlines offers a wide network worldwide. 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 by Louise Bergström at11:00 a.m. CEST onSeptember 7, 2022 .
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