12 Apr 2023 11:00 CEST

Issuer

SAS AB

1.9 million passengers traveled with SAS during March

The number of passengers traveling with SAS amounted to 1.9 million in March, an
increase by 33 percent compared to the same period last year. SAS' passenger
demand continued its positive trend with RPK increasing by 38 percent while
capacity increased by 25 percent, compared to the same period last year. The
flown load factor for March was 76 percent, an improvement by 7 percentage
points compared to March last year.

"Passenger demand continues its positive trend. In March, 1.9 million passengers
traveled with us, up 33 percent compared to the same month last year. Our flown
load factor continues to improve and reached 76 percent in March. During the
month, we added ten additional routes and more frequencies for the upcoming
summer and autumn. We are preparing for a busy summer season with in total 30
new routes added to the summer traffic program," says Anko van der Werff,
President & CEO of SAS.

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SAS total traffic Mar23 Change[1] Nov22- Mar23 Change[1]
(scheduled and
charter)
ASK (Mill.) 3,118 25.4% 14,054 22.1%
RPK (Mill.) 2,360 38.0% 9,975 46.8%
Load factor 75.7% 6.9 pp 71.0% 11.9 pp
No. of passengers 1,910 32.7% 8,032 46.9%
(000)

[1] Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points

Geographical Mar23           Nov22
development, vs.          -Mar23
schedule Mar22   vs.
Nov21
-Mar22
RPK ASK RPK ASK
Intercontinental 82.7% 35.0% 88.1% 36.1%
Europe/Intrascandi 28.7% 27.6% 34.5% 18.3%
navia
Domestic 20.2% 15.9% 30.2% 14.1%
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Preliminary yield and PASK Mar23 Nominal change[1] FX adjusted change
Yield, SEK 1.08 0.3% 1.0%
PASK, SEK 0.81 11.1% 11.9%

Mar23
Punctuality (arrival 15 69.6%
min)
Regularity 97.9%
Change in total CO\2 55.8%
\emissions
Change in CO\2 \emissions 3.4%
per available seat
kilometer,
Carbon offsetting of 43.8%
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 CO\2 \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 of SAS passenger
related carbon emissions compensated by SAS (EuroBonus members, youth tickets
and SAS' staff travel) during the month
From fiscal year 2020 we report change in CO\2\ emissions in total and per
Available Seat Kilometers (ASK) to align with our overall goal to reduce our
total CO\2\ emissions by 25% by 2025, compared to 2005.

For further information, please contact:
SAS press office, +46 8 797 29 44

SAS, Scandinavia's leading airline, with main hubs in Copenhagen, Oslo and
Stockholm, is flying to destinations in Europe, USA and Asia. 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 that SAS AB is obliged to make public pursuant to the EU
Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication, through
the agency of Erno Hildén, at 11:00 a.m. CEST on April 12, 2023.


587395_SAS_Traffic_figures_March_2023.pdf

Source

SAS AB

Provider

Oslo Børs Newspoint

Company Name

SAS AB

ISIN

SE0003366871

Symbol

SASNO

Market

Oslo Børs