Scandinavian airlines

Air France-KLM announced Friday that it will take a majority stake in Scandinavian Airlines, the national airline of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Scandinavian Airlines has reached a deal with Embraer for 45 E195-E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for an additional 10.

The airline, which serves as the flag carrier for Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, will fly five times weekly between the two cities starting June 2, 2026. 

In one of the biggest airline alliance stories of 2023, SAS, acquired by Air France-KLM, set out on a path to move from the Star Alliance to SkyTeam.

Following two other major consolidation moves in Europe, Air France-KLM, a member of SkyTeam, will take an equity stake in SAS Scandinavian Airlines.

Scandinavian Airlines SAS expands its operations for the northern winter season from the three Scandinavian capitals to major corporate and holiday destinations, offering more than 150 routes in 90 destinations. Strengthening corporate demand in Europe SAS will strengthen its UK operations by operating more flights from Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Oslo to London Heathrow and Manchester. […]

Scandinavian Airlines, known most commonly worldwide as SAS, made headlines this weekend as it announced that passengers traveling within Denmark, Sweden and Norway would no longer be required to wear a face mask onboard its aircraft. The move was followed by other local carriers Norwegian, Flyr, and Widerøe, the latter two of which have route […]

Whether to continue enacting limitations and extending entry restrictions for international travel or to loosen and relax them remains a point of concern for many countries. As a result, the uncertainty has continued to affect major international airlines as their load factors have become increasingly dependent on these changes. Despite some hope for a recovery […]

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is slated to boost the number of flights it will operate and reinstate more destinations in Europe, the U.S. and Asia throughout autumn as the airline continues to see a rise in demand for travel and transport to, from and within Scandinavia. Scandinavia’s “domestic” flights — those within Sweden, Norway and Denmark […]

After letting go 350 cabin crew earlier this month, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has terminated the contracts of 560 pilots in Sweden, Denmark and Norway in a bid to save costs amid pandemic. First reported by the Swedish national public television broadcaster SVT News, the affected crew will be notified by June 30. Although details as […]