Increased number of travelers in February as restrictions are eased During February 946,000 passengers traveled withSAS , an increase of 320% compared to the same month last year.SAS ' capacity increased at the same time by approximately 190% compared with the same period last year. In comparison with last month, the total number of passengers increased with almost 25% while capacity was reduced by 12%. The flown load factor for February was 58%, an improvement of 30 percentage points compared to February last year. "Once again we saw that demand is positively impacted when travel restrictions around the world ease. We need to stay agile and flexible as demand changes due to unexpected events such as the pandemic or the uncertain geopolitical situation. Our recently launched plan,SAS FORWARD will make us a competitive sustainable airline going forward," says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS . [][] SAS scheduled traffic Feb21 Change[1] Nov21- Feb22 Change[1] ASK (Mill.) 1,822 170.8% 8,567 150.4% RPK (Mill.) 1,026 491.7% 4,738 384.6% Passenger load factor 56.3% 30.5pp 55.3% 26.7 pp No. of passengers (000) 908 303.9% 3,918 220.3% Geographical Feb22 Nov21- development, vs. Feb22 schedule Feb21 vs. Nov20 -Feb21 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 1,438.6% 104.0% 1,047.0% 158.4% Europe/Intrascandi 948.4% 512.8% 562.6% 323.7% navia Domestic 145.9% 68.0% 111.5% 31.0% [][] SAS charter traffic Feb22 Change[1] Nov21- Feb22 Change[1] ASK (Mill.) 130 2,248.8% 457 1,652.1% RPK (Mill.) 108 4,969.1% 349 3,401.2% Load factor 83.2% 44.6 pp 76.3% 38.1 pp No. of passengers (000) 38 6,793.7% 110 3,931.5% [][]SAS total traffic Feb22 Change[1] Nov21- Feb22 Change[1] (scheduled and charter) ASK (Mill.) 1,951 187.7% 9,023 161.8% RPK (Mill.) 1,134 546.0% 5,087 415.1% Load factor 58.1% 32.2 pp 56.4% 27.7 pp No. of passengers 946 319.9% 4,028 228.6% (000) [1] Change compared to same period last year, p p = percentage points []\\ Preliminary yield and PASK Feb22 Nominal change[1] FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 1.03 -25.3% -28.9% PASK, SEK 0.58 63.3% 55.3% Feb22 Punctuality (arrival 15 74.5% min) Regularity 98.4% Change in total CO2 78.8% emissions Change in CO2 emissions -7.0% per available seat kilometer, Carbon offsetting of 47.0% 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. CET on7 March 2022 .
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