1.6 million passengers traveled withSAS during February The number of passengers traveling withSAS amounted to 1.6 million in February, an increase by 64 percent compared to the same period last year.SAS ' passenger demand continued its positive trend with RPK increasing by 61 percent while capacity increased by 33 percent, compared to the same period last year. The flown load factor for February was 71 percent, an improvement by 13 percentage points compared to February last year. "Passenger demand continued its positive trend forSAS and 1.6 million passengers traveled with us in February, up 64 percent compared to the same month last year. Our flown load factor continues to improve and reached 71 percent in February. During the month, we have inaugurated our route fromCopenhagen to JFK inNew York as part of strengthening our US offering. We continue to prepare for a busy summer season and the launch of our 20 new summer season routes," says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS . [][]SAS total traffic Feb23 Change[1] Nov22- Feb23 Change[1] (scheduled and charter) ASK (Mill.) 2,585 32.5% 10,936 21.2% RPK (Mill.) 1,831 61.4% 7,614 49.7% Load factor 70.8% 12.7 pp 69.6% 13.3 pp No. of passengers 1,555 64.4% 6,122 52.0% (000) [1] Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points Geographical Feb23 Nov22- development, vs. Feb23 schedule Feb22 vs. Nov21 -Feb22 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 127.8% 36.0% 89.7% 36.4% Europe/Intrascandi 53.0% 38.7% 36.6% 15.7% navia Domestic 42.5% 27.9% 33.7% 13.5% []\\ Preliminary yield and PASK Feb23 Nominal change[1] FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 1.07 4.6% 1.8% PASK, SEK 0.75 29.5% 26.0% Feb23 Punctuality (arrival 15 71.9% min) Regularity 97.7% Change in total CO2 63.5% emissions Change in CO2 emissions 3.4% per available seat kilometer, Carbon offsetting of 42.6% 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, through the agency ofErno Hildén , at11:00 a.m. CET onMarch 7, 2023 .
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