SAS AB One and a half million passengers traveled withSAS during December In December almost one and a half million passengers flew withSAS , an increase of 50% compared to the same month last year.SAS ' capacity increased by 13% versus the same period last year. In comparison with last month, the total number of passengers decreased with 12% and capacity was decreased by 7%. The flown load factor for December was 72%, an improvement of 15 percentage points compared to December last year. "Continuing the positive trend observed during autumn, December traffic came in 1.5 million passengers, an almost 50% increase compared toDecember 2021 . We are concentrating on ramping up ahead of the expected busy summer season. During the month we released our extended summer program, with 20 new routes and more than 5000 weekly flights to more than 100 destinations," says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO ofSAS .SAS total traffic (scheduled and charter) Dec22 Change1 Nov22- Dec22 Change1 ASK (Mill.) 2,714 12.7% 5,647 16.2% RPK (Mill.) 1,945 41.6% 3,959 38.1% Load factor 71.7% 14.6 pp 70.1% 11.1 pp No. of passengers (000) 1,470 47.5% 3,137 35.0% 1 Change compared to same period last year, pp = percentage points Geographical Dec22 Nov22 development, vs. - Dec2 schedule Dec21 2 vs. Nov21 -Dec21 RPK ASK RPK ASK Intercontinental 54.2% 33.6% 78.9% 42.4% Europe/Intrascandi 35.4% 2.5% 19.6% 3.5% navia Domestic 26.5% -1.3% 20.1% 4.5% Preliminary yield and PASK Dec22 Nominal change1 FX adjusted change Yield, SEK 1.03 14.8% 9.1% PASK, SEK 0.73 44.2% 37.1% Dec22 Punctuality (arrival 15 56.2% min) Regularity 97.9% Change in total CO2 77.7% emissions Change in CO2 emissions 2.7% per available seat kilometer, Carbon offsetting of 41.5% 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 on10 January 2023 .
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