SAS Adds 5th U.S. SkyTeam Hub

Early Tuesday morning, European airline SAS formally announced a new route connecting Scandinavia and Seattle with the inaugural flight slated for May 21 of next year. This will be the carrier’s 11th North American destination. 

The newly announced route will be added to the carrier’s Summer 2025 schedule and will be operated five times weekly. The nonstop flight will connect Denmark’s capital Copenhagen to Seattle. The service will be operated by Airbus A330 and A350 aircraft.

However, this is not a new city served by the carrier. According to Aviation Week, SAS served Seattle from 1967 up until 2009. 

The new service announcement comes shortly after the carrier inaugurated service to Atlanta from Copenhagen utilizing an Airbus A330 this past summer.

Change in Alliance

SAS was one of the founding members of the Star Alliance along with Air Canada, Lufthansa, Thai Airways and United Airlines in 1997. However, following a 19.9% stake acquisition of the carrier by Air France-KLM, the airline has made the jump to SkyTeam. In the United States, Delta is the only carrier part of the alliance. 

In a press release provided by the carrier, Seattle is hinted at being the first of an upcoming spree of additional service announcements with the closing remarks stating “Seattle is one of several new routes that SAS will announce soon.” 

AirlineGeeks was on the inaugural Atlanta flight for SAS with the carrier’s CEO stating ambitions to fly to all SkyTeam hubs in the U.S. The carrier currently has service to the SkyTeam hubs of Atlanta, Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. Seattle will be the carrier’s fifth. Other SAS North American destinations include Chicago, Miami, San Francisco, Washington Dulles, and Toronto. 

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Zach’s love for aviation began when he was in elementary school with a flight sim and model planes. This passion for being in the air only intensified throughout high school when he earned his Private Pilot Certificate. He then attended Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, earning his certificates and ratings to later flight instruct and share his passion for aviation with others. He now resides in the North East living out his dream as an airline pilot.

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