SAS Group passenger numbers up 4% in Sep-2012, yield up 4% in Aug-2012

SAS Group passenger numbers up 3.5% - traffic highlights for Sep-2012:

• Passenger numbers: 2.6 million, +3.5% year-on-year;
  • Scandinavian Airlines*: 2.4 million, +3.2%;
  • Wideroe: 245,000, +6.4%;
• Passenger load factor: 76.5%, +1.9 ppts;
  • Scandinavian Airlines: 77.1%, +2.0 ppts;
  • Wideroe: 59.2%, -1.0 ppts. [more - original PR]

*Includes Blue1

SAS: "Currency adjusted yield (SAS) in August was up 3.6% versus previous year and RASK was up 1.5% in line with expectations. For September 2012 the RASK (change vs last year) is expected to be in line with last year, while the yield is expected to be negative versus previous year," Source: Company statement, 05-Oct-2012.