1.7 million passengers traveled withSAS during February 1.7 million passengers traveled withSAS in February, an 8 percent increase compared with the same month last year.SAS ' capacity increased by 17 percent and RPK increased by 21 percent, compared withFebruary 2023 . The flown load factor for February was 73 percent. "We continue to see a growing number of passengers choosing to travel withSAS . In February, 1.7 million passengers traveled with us, up 8 percent from last year. We are also pleased to see very stable operational performance, especially for a winter month, with regularity at 99.2 percent. We look forward to continue strengthening our position in Scandinavia as we approach the summer season," says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS . [][]SAS total traffic Feb24 Change[1] Nov23- Feb24 Change [1] (scheduled and charter) ASK (Mill.) 3,022 16.9% 12,146 11.1% RPK (Mill.) 2,216 21.1% 8,769 15.2% Load factor 73.3% 2.5 pp 72.2% 2.6 pp No. of passengers 1,676 7.8% 6,530 6.7% (000) [1] Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points Geographical Feb24 Nov23 development, vs. -Feb24 schedule Feb23 vs. Nov22 -Feb23 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 34.6% 23.3% 20.8% 15.8% Europe/Intra 23.0% 19.8% 18.4% 13.9% -Scandinavia Domestic -1.2% -0.7% -0.5% -4.3% []\\ Preliminary yield and PASK Feb24 Nominal change[1] FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 1.00 -6.7% -5.1% PASK, SEK 0.73 -3.0% -1.3% Feb24 Punctuality (departure 15 82.0% min) Regularity 99.2% Change in total CO2 20.6% emissions Change in CO2 emissions -0.4% per available seat kilometer 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 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 , flies to destinations inEurope, USA andAsia . Spurred by a Scandinavian heritage and sustainability values,SAS aims to be the driving force in sustainable aviation and in the transition toward net zero emissions. We are continuously reducing our carbon emissions through using more sustainable aviation fuel, investing in new fuel-efficient aircraft and technology innovation together with partners - thereby contributing towards the industry target of net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. In addition to flight operations,SAS offers ground handling services, technical maintenance and air cargo services. 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, 2024 .
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