A;most 1.5 million passengers traveled with SAS in January, a 1 percent increase compared with the same month last year. SAS’ capacity increased by 5 percent and RPK increased by 9 percent, compared with January 2023.
“We are pleased to see that more and more people choose to travel with SAS. To meet the increasing demand for travel, we released our summer program in January, adding several new and exciting destinations in Scandinavia, Europe and the US. We also announced a new collaboration with Airbus, Swedavia, Vattenfall and Avinor, to jointly investigate the feasibility of infrastructure for hydrogen-fueled aircraft at airports in Norway and Sweden. By partnering with some of the strongest players in the industry, we are assuming our role in driving the transition towards achieving net-zero emissions,” says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS.
SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter)
Jan24
Change1
Nov23- Jan24
Change 1
ASK (Mill.)
2,832
4.7%
9,124
9.3%
RPK (Mill.)
1,982
8.6%
6,552
13.3%
Load factor
70.0%
2.5 pp
71.8%
2.6 pp
No. of passengers (000)
1,450
1.4%
4,853
6.3%
1 Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points
Geographical development, schedule
Jan24 vs. Jan23
Nov23-Jan24 vs. Nov22-Jan23
RPK
ASK
RPK
ASK
Intercontinental
16.2%
13.4%
17.3%
13.7%
Europe/Intra-Scandinavia
7.3%
1.7%
16.8%
11.9%
Domestic
-3.0%
-6.9%
-0.2%
-5.4%
Preliminary yield and PASK
Jan24
Nominal change1
FX adjusted change
Yield, SEK
1.03
-1.1%
1.8%
PASK, SEK
0.71
2.9%
5.9%
Jan24
Punctuality (arrival 15 min)
69.1%
Regularity
97.6%
Change in total CO2 emissions
19.8%
Change in CO2 emissions per available seat kilometer
0.2%
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
The article SAS Traffic figures – January 2024: 1.4% passengers’ increase compared with January 2023 first appeared in TravelDailyNews International.
