Aviation News International – Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is gearing up for a bumper summer season, with flights to more than 130 destinations in over 40 countries. The Star Alliance member airline will launch nine new routes this summer – five from its main hub in Copenhagen (CPH), two from Oslo (OSL), and one from Bergen (BGO). The routes are a mixture of leisure destinations and business routes, offering increased connectivity across the airline’s existing route network.
SAS will operate the following routes throughout the summer:
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Tromsø (TOS) – Wednesday, Saturday
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Salzburg (SZG) – Saturday
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Genoa (GOA) – Saturday
Meanwhile, the following routes will operate for the peak summer vacation period (end of June to mid-August):
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Dalaman (DLM) – Wednesday
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Ibiza (IBZ) – Thursday
- Oslo (OSL) – Geneva (GVA) – Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday
- Oslo (OSL) – Tivat (TIV) – Thursday
- Bergen (BGO) – London Heathrow (LHR) – Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday
The airline’s Chief Revenue Officer, Erik Westman, celebrated the launch of the new routes and highlighted the existing routes that will also see a boost in frequency, saying,
Increased focus on domestic flying
SAS is also increasing the frequency of its domestic flights. For example, additional flights have been scheduled throughout the summer from Stockholm (ARN) to Visby (VBY), Kiruna (KRN), Skellefteå (SFT), and Östersund (OSD).
From Copenhagen, SAS will operate up to seven daily flights to Bergen, while Oslo will see up to two daily services to Aalborg (AAL) and four weekly flights to Billund (BLL).
Long-haul expansion
It is not only SAS’s European network that is getting a boost this summer – the carrier is also embarking on some long-haul expansion. Among the North American service increases are:
- Copenhagen (CPH) – New York (JFK) – two daily flights, operated by the Airbus A321LR, in addition to the airline’s daily A330 service to Newark (EWR).
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Boston (BOS) – increase from six weekly to daily flights, operated by the Airbus A350-900.
- Copenhagen (CPH) – Toronto (YYZ) – increase from three to four weekly.
The carrier will also make the following changes to its Asia routes:
- Copenhagen (CPH) to Shanghai (PVG) – increase from three to four weekly.
- Copenhagen (CPH) to Tokyo (HND) – increase from three to four weekly.
- Copenhagen (CPH) to Bangkok (BKK) – service extended to April 20th.
Source: https://simpleflying.com/sas-major-european-expansion-2024/