SAS Group's January 2013 traffic figures
• SAS Group carried 1.9 million passengers in January, down
0.2%.
• SAS Group’s capacity (ASK) was up by 4.6% and the
Group’s traffic (RPK) increased by 3.9%.
• The SAS Group’s load factor decreased by 0.5 p.u. to
64.5%.
Group market trends, RASK and yield development
The traffic developed as expected during January and
intercontinental and certain European routes continued to
grow well. However, demand is seasonally low in January and
the traffic did not fully mach the increased capacity.
Currency adjusted yield (Scandinavian Airlines) in December
was up 1.4% versus previous year and RASK was down 3.5%
as expected due to different holiday pattern in December 2012
versus December 2011. For January 2013 the yield and
RASK (change vs last year) are expected to be positive.
The response to market campaigns is good and forward
booking levels continue to be well above last year’s level.
Overall, the market demand continues to be good, but remains
unpredictable due to risk in the global economy. This adds
uncertainty to the yield and RASK outlook going forward. The
capacity increase for the 2012/13 financial year is expected to
be approximately 5-6%.
SAS Group product and news update
• SAS launched a BIG sales campaign early January, which
had a strong response contributing to an increase of
bookings in January versus last year.
• From 1 February, SAS and Singapore Airlines launched the
joint venture on flights between Scandinavia and Singapore.
• SAS will from 1 April increase frequencies between
Stockholm and Stavanger.
• SAS will from 31 March commence nonstop flights between
Stockholm and Vilnius.
Scandinavian Airlines traffic development
• Number of passengers decreased by 1.8% to 1.7 million
reflecting capacity reductions on certain domestic routes.
• Traffic increased by 3.5% and capacity was up 4.3%.
• The load factor was down 0.5 p.u. to 65.1%.
Scandinavian Airlines increased its traffic program in January
and capacity was up 4.3% mostly reflecting additional
intercontinental capacity. Traffic on intercontinental routes
increased 11.8% combined with improved load factors. The
European/intrascandinavian traffic increased by 1.2% but the
traffic did not match the capacity increase of 5.1% as demand
on certain longer leisure routes is seasonally low in January.
Capacity on domestic routes was down 0.6% and traffic
decreased 4.8%, mostly driven by significant reductions on
finnish domestic routes
Widerøe traffic development
Widerøe carried 221,000 passengers in January, up 12.8%.,
driven by increased capacity of 11%. The growth is driven by
Widerøe’s return to Røros and introduction of Røros as well as
additional frequencies in other parts of the network.
The growth in passengers resulted in a total load factor of
51,5%, up 1.2 p.u. compared to last year.
