Scandinavian
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SAS receives its latest A350-900 and names it after the Danish king
SAS is finally taking on new long-haul aircraft once again. During the early 2020s, it had a lot of financial difficulties, and it had to also let go of some of its A350 aircraft. However, now it is once again taking delivery of this aircraft type, with SE-RSH being the latest addition. In this post:…
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SAS celebrates 80 years with special livery
Scandinavian Airlines celebrates its 80th anniversary of operations with a new special livery in its signature blue on an A330-300 registered LN-RKR, with the Scandinavian SAS branding at the front of the fuselage and the colors of the flags of the represented countries of Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) in the overwing section.
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SAS To Launch Flights to India
SAS, or Scandinavian Airlines, is changing rapidly following the hefty Air France-KLM investment that pulled the airline out of the Chapter 11 murky waters. First step was align to the new investors making a move to SkyTeam from Star Alliance, then came the new routes. Most significant of which was SK929 linking Copenhagen to the…
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SAS Brings Back European Business Class
A lot is changing an fast at SAS. The airline made the big move over from Star Alliance to SkyTeam in the second half of 2024 and is now bringing other substantial changes to its product in 2025. These we won’t have to wait long for as they will apply with very short notice. Let…
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High Speed Starlink Internet Coming Onboard SAS Flight by 2025
I’ve said it time and time again, it feels like a real race for airlines to setup proper high speed internet connectivity on their planes and flights. I’ve already covered how Delta is teaming up with T-Mobile while United Airlines and Air France have gone with Musk’s Starlink product. Well, team Starlink is about to…
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SAS Says Goodbye China and Hello Korea With New 2025 Seoul Incheon Flight
It certainly has been an eventful year for SAS. The Scandinavian carrier mainly hit aviation headlines for its switch from Star Alliance, of which it was a founding member, to move over to SkyTeam. However, among other things the airline also made a strategic u-turn on its flights to China. The airline gave up its…
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SAS Signs Another SkyTeam Strategic Codeshare Agreement
SAS just recently made what was a historical switch over from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. It was that important as never before had a founder member had left its alliance to move over to a rival camp. Nonetheless that is exactly what happened on September 1st, 2024. Ahead of that switch Scandinavian had also struck…
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Did SAS EuroBonus Points Suddenly Lose Value?
SAS, or Scandinavian Airlines, has finally moved over from Star Alliance to SkyTeam. The airline is now fully aligned with its new partners Air France-KLM. A significant change as this also impacts the airline’s loyalty and reward program EuroBonus. Points that could be previously spent on Star Alliance airlines now can only be used as…