SAS announces that over 600,000 passengers flew with SAS in June, which corresponds to an increase of approximately 50 percent compared to May.

As a result of the higher demand, SAS's capacity increased in June by almost 30 percent compared to May, and the load factor was 48 percent, an increase of 12 percentage points compared to May.

”"We are pleased to be able to welcome more passengers, as demand is now gradually increasing. SAS continues to open up routes to popular summer destinations and increase capacity on existing ones to meet demand," comments Karl Sandlund, Acting CEO of SAS.

Compared to June Last year, the increase in passenger numbers was over 86 percent. RPK, which is revenue per passenger kilometer, rose nearly 193 percent while the cabin factor was down 4.5 percentage points. The yield, which is passenger revenue divided by RPK, fell 45 percent compared to May 2020.

Source: Nyhetsbyrån Direkt