SAS Group pax numbers up 4% to 2.5m in Jul-2016, preliminary yield declines in Jul-2016

SAS Group reports (08-Aug-2016) the following traffic highlights for Jul-2016:

• Passenger number: 2.5 million, +4.3% year-on-year;
• Passenger load factor: 88.2%, +1.2 ppts;
• Preliminary yield: -1.0%;
• Preliminary passenger revenue per ASK: +1.0%. [more - original PR]

SAS: "Demand for long haul traffic, European leisure routes and domestic routes continues to grow. In July, SAS transported a record number of passengers for a July month and had the highest load factor ever for a single month. At the same time, the overall Scandinavian market capacity has increased about 6-7% year to date." Source: Company statement, 08-Aug-2016.