SAS Group's February 2011 traffic figures
• SAS Group's traffic (RPK) increased by 5.3% during
February and capacity (ASK) increased 5.9% vs same
period 2010.
• The passenger load factor decreased by 0.4 p.u. to 66.5%.
• SAS Group carried 2.0 million passengers in February, up
6.4%.
Group market trends, RASK and yield development
During January 2011, currency adjusted RASK was down
1.1% as cargo continued to perform well. The currency
adjusted yield in January was down 1.9%. The improvement
compared with previous months reflects a positive mix. For
February 2011, passenger yield (change vs last year) and
RASK are expected to be in line with January outcome. On 22
February, fuel surcharges were raised between EUR 3-5 on
domestic and international routes.
The market remains unpredictable particularly yield
development due to overcapacity in certain markets. A
recovery has been noted on Asian routes, domestic and
Intrascandinavian routes. Scandinavian Airlines is continuously
improving its premium product and a noticeable increase in
customer satisfaction has been achieved. The implementation
of the cost saving program is on track.
SAS Group product and news update
• As one of the first airlines in the world, SAS has developed a
new and innovative product, SAS Smart Pass, for check in,
that will be offered to the most frequently flying passengers.
• During January 2011, SAS self service check in options
were used at all time high levels above 80% in all
Scandinavian countries.
• Scandinavian Airlines will open three new nonstop routes
from Oslo to New York, Moscow and Munich at the
commencement of the summer program. Copenhagen to
Wroclaw will be opened in May.
Scandinavian Airlines’ traffic development
• Number of passengers increased by 3.4% to 1.6 million.
• Traffic increased 3.5% and capacity was up 4.1%.
• The load factor was down 0.4 p.u. to 67.4%.
The intercontinental traffic grew by 1.8% in February and
capacity increased by 7.7%. The traffic increased by close to
8% on Asian routes but continued to be weaker on North
Atlantic routes resulting in a total load factor decline of 4.1 p.u.
to 72.5%. On European routes, traffic was up 2.9%.
Intrascandinavian traffic increased by 3.7% but the load factor
was down as capacity was increased by 7%. Danish domestic
traffic decreased 13.6%, but load factors improved. Norwegian
and Swedish domestic traffic increased 6% and 11.6%
respectively with improved load factors.
Widerøe and Blue1’s traffic development
Widerøe carried 190,000 passengers in February, up 21.4%,
increasing strongly on Norwegian domestic and
intrascandinavian routes. The capacity increased with 17.5%
compared to last year. The growth in capacity and number of
passengers was mainly driven by Widerøe taking over
Scandinavian Airlines' Fokker 50 routes in western Norway.
The overall load factor increased 1.5 p.u. to 58.0%.
Blue1’s traffic increased strongly by 29.7% during February
and number of passengers was also up by 29.2%. The growth
was strongest on European and Finnish domestic routes due
to new premium product, destinations and frequencies. The
total load factor increased 0.6 p.u. to 60.3%.
