29.10.2003
New routes and extra frequencies in SAS’s new winter programme

SAS opens two new routes and adds frequencies on routes to Bangkok, Berlin, Stockholm Bromma, Manchester, Poznan and Prague. “The new routes are excellent evidence of how we in SAS work on optimising our production and making it more effective. By improving the production we have freed capacity thus we can open these new routes without adding new aircraft to the fleet. As we have lowered our costs we can now start flying to destinations where we previously could not achieve profitability – which we believe to be able to now, tells Susanne Larsen, CEO, Scandinavian Airlines in Denmark.

SAS

Kristiansand

”With three daily flights in each direction the route serves both business and leisure travellers with errands in Copenhagen or Kristiansand as well as offering good connections to European and overseas destinations via Copenhagen”, says Signe Adamsen, Route Manager in SAS. The route will be served with a Q400 with capacity for 72 passengers and the flight time will be one hour.

Bologna

Bologna was over the summer served by SAS’s low cost company Snowflake with two weekly frequencies, but will be replaced on 3 November by a SAS product where passengers can choose from five daily departures (Monday to Friday). Thus, departure time from Copenhagen Airport will be at 11:50 a.m. arriving in Bologna at 13:55. The return flight leaves Bologna at 14:35 and arrives in Copenhagen at 16:45.

New frequencies in SAS’s winter program

  • Bangkok/Singapore (SK 973) – A new frequency is added, thus SAS serves Bangkok and Singapore seven days a week. The route is served with an Airbus 340-300. 
  • Berlin – two new frequencies are added, a midday flight and a late evening flight. The latter will stays overnight in Berlin and returns Copenhagen early next morning. This means that SAS now has few daily rotations to Berlin.
  • Stockholm Bromma – one daily frequency is added to the route, thus, there is a total of fem daily departures. The new frequency departs from Copenhagen at 11:30 and arrives in Stockholm Bromma at 12:55. The extra frequency is operated on Mondays to Fridays. 
  • Manchester – an extra daily evening departure is added, departing from Copenhagen at 21:40 and arriving in Manchester at 22:30. Departure from Manchester the following morning at 06.15 arriving in Copenhagen 09.05. 
  • Poznan – The number of daily depatures is increased from one to two Mondays to Fridays. The new frequency will depart from Copenhagen at 13:45 and arrive in Poznan at 14:55. 
  • Prague – The number of daily departures to Prague is increased from two to three, with a new departure from Copenhagen at 11:30 Monday to Friday.

Additionally SAS has announced that both Venice and Athens will be available on the summer programme 2004, i.e. from the beginning of April. Snowflake will at the same time cease operations to Athens.