SAS AB Passengers traveling withSAS continues to increase during October In October 1.4 million passengers flew withSAS , an increase of more than 130% compared to the same month last year. Customer demand continues to increase and so doesSAS ' capacity, which was 100% higher than the same month last year. The load factor for October was 62%, an improvement of 23 percentage points compared to October last year. "It's positive to see that the increase in travelers continues also after the summer season, and that the ticket sales are going up. In October, passengers flying withSAS increased with more than 250.000, compared to September. The ramp-up continues and both capacity and load factor are higher this month. We still face challenges and an unpredictable future, which makes it very important to stay competitive. We have to be agile to be able to respond to changes in customer demand going forward," says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS . [][] SAS scheduled traffic Oct21 Change[1] Nov20- Oct21 Change[1] ASK (Mill.) 2,369 93.5% 16,585 -25.8% RPK (Mill.) 1,426 212.1% 7,748 --41.6% Passenger load factor 60.2% 22.9 pp 46.7% -12.6 pp No. of passengers (000) 1,349 127.6% 7,380 -40.1% Geographical Oct21 Nov20- development, vs. Oct21 schedule Oct20 vs. Nov19 -Oct20 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 266.5% 101.8% -73.9% -31.2% Europe/Intrascandi 420.7% 188.5% -28.0% -27.3% navia Domestic 43.5% 2.1% -26.2% -16.8% [][] SAS charter traffic Oct21 Change[1] Nov20- Oct21 Change[1] ASK (Mill.) 140 379.0% 667 -33.8% RPK (Mill.) 121 399.5% 508 -41.4% Load factor 86.3% 3.6 pp 76.2% -9.9 pp No. of passengers (000) 45 371.5% 205 -30.6% [][]SAS total traffic Oct21 Change[1] Nov20- Oct21 Change[1] (scheduled and charter) ASK (Mill.) 2,509 100.2% 17,253 -26.2% RPK (Mill.) 1,547 221.5% 8,256 -41.6% Load factor 61.6% 23.3 pp 47.9% -12.6 pp No. of passengers 1,394 131.5% 7,585 -39.9% (000) [1] Change compared to same period last year, p p = percentage points []\\ Preliminary yield and PASK Oct21 Nominal change[1] FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 1.11 -8.2% -9.6% PASK, SEK 0.67 48.1% 45.7% Oct21 Punctuality (arrival 15 81.1% min) Regularity 98.4% Change in total CO2 -34.3% emissions Change in CO2 emissions -11.9% per available seat kilometer, Carbon offsetting of 53.7% 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 on8 November 2021 .
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