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airline	Scandinavian Airlines System| logo = Scandinavian Airlines logo.svg| logo_size = 150| IATA = SK| ICAO = SAS| callsign = SCANDINAVIAN | {{nowrap|SAS Group{edih}}}		SAS Frösundavik Office BuildingSolna, Stockholm, Sweden	| {{nowrap|Carsten Dilling (Chairman){edih} | {{nowrap|Anko van der Werff (CEO)}}}}	| {{nowrap|Copenhagen{edih} | {{nowrap|Oslo}} | {{nowrap|Stockholm–Arlanda}}}}	| {{nowrap|Bergen{edih} | {{nowrap|Gothenburg}} | {{nowrap|Stavanger}} | {{nowrap|Tromsø}} | {{nowrap|Trondheim}}}}| frequent_flyer = EuroBonus| alliance = Star Alliance(until 31 August 2024) SkyTeam(after 1 September 2024)	| {{nowrap|SAS Connect{edih} | {{nowrap|SAS Link}}}}	(excluding aircraft under wet-lease agreements and subsidiaries)}}	List of Scandinavian Airlines destinations>125HTTPS://WWW.CH-AVIATION.COM/PORTAL/AIRLINE/SK > TITLE=SAS SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES ON CH-AVIATION.COM	ACCESS-DATE= 21 NOVEMBER 2023, (incl. subsidiaries)	Swedish krona>SEK 46,736 millionHTTPS://WWW.SASGROUP.NET/FILES/DOCUMENTS/CORPORATE_GOVERNACE/ANNUAL-REPORTS/SAS-SAS-ANNUAL-AND-SUSTAINABILITY-REPORT-FISCAL-YEAR-2019-200130.PDF>TITLE=SAS ANNUAL AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2019,	www.flysas.com}}| aoc = SCA.AOC.001E| num_employees = }}Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known and styled as SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.WEB, Profile for SAS, Centre for Aviation,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120905041121weblink">weblink 22 August 2012, 5 September 2012, SAS is an abbreviation of the company's full name, Scandinavian Airlines SystemWEB,weblink History milestones - SAS, www.sasgroup.net, or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden.WEB,weblink Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden, proff.dk, da, Proff Danmark, 25 April 2019, 25 April 2019,weblink Part of the SAS Group and headquartered at the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Solna, Sweden, the airline operates 180 aircraft to 90 destinations (as of December 2019).WEB,weblink SAS Scandinavian Airlines - Sas Scandinavian Airlines Information & Bookings Online - Musafir, www.musafir.com, 6 December 2019, The airline's main hub is at Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, with connections to 109 destinations around the world. Stockholm Arlanda Airport (with 106 destinations) is the second largest hub, with Oslo Airport, Gardermoen being the third major hub of SAS.WEB,weblink Route map - SAS, Flysas.com, 17 March 2014, Minor hubs also exist at Bergen Airport, Flesland, Göteborg Landvetter Airport, Stavanger Airport, and Trondheim Airport. SAS Cargo is an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines and its main office is at Copenhagen Airport.WEB,weblink About SAS Cargo - SAS Cargo/Airfreight, In 2017, SAS carried 28.6 million passengers, achieving revenues of 40 billion Swedish kronor.Annual Report 2017 sasgroup.net Retrieved on 11 August 2018. This makes it the eighth-largest airline in Europe and the largest in Denmark and Sweden. The SAS fleet is composed of 124 aircraft consisting of Airbus A319, Airbus A320, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321LR, Airbus A330, Airbus A350 and Embraer 195 aircraft. SAS also wet leases Airbus A320neo, ATR 72, and Bombardier CRJ900 aircraft.WEB,weblink CityJet to Fly New Aircraft For SAS, www.cityjet.com, 9 May 2016, 3 June 2016,weblink The airline was founded in 1946 as a consortium to pool the transatlantic operations of Swedish airline Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik, Norway's Det Norske Luftfartselskap and Det Danske Luftfartselskab of Denmark. The consortium was extended to cover European and domestic cooperation two years later. In 1951, all the airlines were merged to create SAS. SAS has been described as "an icon of Norwegian–Swedish–Danish cooperation".WEB,weblink Fra krystall til papp – etter over 70 år selger staten seg ut av SAS, 27 June 2018, 3 October 2018, In 1997, SAS co-founded Star Alliance, the first of the three major airline alliances, alongside United Airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa and Thai Airways International.WEB,weblink About Star Alliance, 2023-09-12, Star Alliance, On 27 June 2018, the Norwegian government announced that it had sold all its shares in SAS.NEWS,weblink Norway sells remainder stake in SAS airline, Sherry, Jacob-Phillips, Reuters, 27 June 2018, WEB, Norway to sell remaining SAS airline stake,weblink 27 June 2018, In October 2023, it was announced that Air France–KLM, the Danish government and two financial firms would be investing in SAS, with Air France–KLM taking a 19.9% stake.WEB, SAS reaches major milestone in SAS FORWARD – announces the winning consortium, including details of the transaction structure - SAS,weblink 2023-10-04, www.sasgroup.net, en, As a result, SAS will end its membership of Star Alliance on 31 August 2024, and will join SkyTeam the following day.{{TOC limit|limit=3}} History File:Emblem of the Scandinavian Airlines System.svg|thumb|The airline's original emblem, displaying each Scandinavian flag as coats of arms, with surmounting crowns ]] Founding File:Douglas DC-3, SE-CFP.jpg|thumb|A privately preserved Douglas DC-3Douglas DC-3The airline was founded on 1 August 1946, when Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB (an airline owned by the Swedish Wallenberg family), Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS (the flag carriers of Denmark and Norway) formed a partnership to handle the combined air traffic of these three Scandinavian countries.WEB, Historie, SAS,weblink The first president of SAS was Per Norlin.WEB,weblink Presidents of SAS, beginning in 1946, SAS, 16 April 2020, On 17 September 1946, operations started under the new entity and the first international service was conducted between Stockholm and New York.WEB,weblink History milestones, SAS, 16 April 2020, Within a half-year, SAS set a new record for carrying the heaviest single piece of air cargo across the Atlantic on a scheduled passenger airliner, by shipping a 1,400-pound electrical panel from New York to the Sandvik company in Sweden.NEWS, Lionel, Daniel, 2 March 1947, Along The Airways, Brooklyn Daily Eagle,weblink 30 September 2020, In 1948, the Swedish flag carrier AB Aerotransport joined SAS and quickly coordinated its European operations between both carriers. Three years later, the companies formally merged to form the SAS Consortium. When established, ownership of the airline was divided between SAS Danmark (28.6%), SAS Norge (28.6%), and SAS Sverige (42.8%), all of which were owned 50% by private investors and 50% by their governments.BOOK, The SAS Saga: A History of Scandinavian Airlines System, Buraas, Anders, SAS, 1979, 82-90212-00-3, 13, Transpolar route During 1954, SAS became the first airline to commence scheduled flights on a polar route, flying Douglas DC-6Bs from Copenhagen to Los Angeles with stops in Søndre Strømfjord (now Kangerlussuaq) in Greenland and Winnipeg in Canada. By summer 1956, traffic on the route had justified the frequency to be increased to three flights per week. The service proved relatively popular with Hollywood celebrities and members of the film industry, and the route turned out to be a publicity coup for SAS. Thanks to a tariff structure that allowed free transit to other European destinations via Copenhagen, this trans-polar route gained increasing popularity with American tourists throughout the 1950s.In 1957, SAS was the first airline to offer around-the-world service over the North Pole via a second polar route served by Douglas DC-7Cs flying from Copenhagen to Tokyo via Anchorage International Airport in Alaska. The flight via Alaska was a compromise solution since the Soviet Union would not allow SAS, among other air carriers, to fly across Siberia between Europe and Japan, and Chinese airspace was also closed. Jet era File:SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, 1955-1960.jpg|thumb|Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in central Copenhagen, originally SAS Royal Hotel, designed by Arne JacobsenArne JacobsenIn 1959, SAS entered the jet age, having procured a number of French-built Sud Aviation Caravelles as the company's first jetliner. During the following year, another jetliner, the Douglas DC-8, was also inducted into the fleet.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}In addition to modern airliners, SAS also adopted innovative operating practices and systems to improve the customer experience. In 1965, it was the first airline to introduce an electronic reservation system. During 1971, SAS introduced its first Boeing 747 jumbo jet into service.WEB, SAS timeline More than 60 years in the sky,weblink flysas.com, 2 November 2014, Prior to the delivery of its first 747s, SAS had formed the KSS maintenance consortium with KLM and Swissair in 1969 to provide a maintenance pool and standardize aircraft specifications for the three airlines' 747 fleets. The consortium later incorporated UTA and was renamed into KSSU to jointly acquire and maintain McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody trijets.WEB,weblink SAS: The United Nations of the Air, Boeing, June 26, 2023, WEB,weblink The rise and fall of Swissair, Otto, K., Key.Aero, 10 July 2022, In 1982, SAS was recognised as the most punctual airline operating in Europe at that time.During its first decades, the airline built two large hotels in central Copenhagen, SAS Royal Hotel (5 stars) and the even larger SAS Hotel Scandinavia (4 stars, with a casino on the 26th floor). In 1980, SAS opened its first hotel outside of Scandinavia, the SAS Kuwait Hotel. By 1989, SAS's hotel division owned a 40 percent share in the Intercontinental Hotels Group. Following the deregulation of commercial aviation in Europe and the competitive pressures from new rivals, SAS experienced economic difficulties (as did many incumbent flag carrier airlines) this heavily contributed to the airline's decision to sell its hotel chain to the Radisson Hotel Group during 1992.(File:SAS 1980s logo.svg|thumb|right|The company logo in the 1980s was made up of stripes in the colors of the flags of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.)File:Scandinavian 767-383ER.jpg|thumb|right|SAS operated flights to Greenland for more than 50 years until March 2003. The route reopened in spring 2007 until January 2009. Pictured: a Boeing 767-300ER at Kangerlussuaq AirportKangerlussuaq Airport Consolidation, acquisitions, and partnerships In 1981, Jan Carlzon was appointed as the CEO of SAS; during his tenure, the company underwent a successful financial turnaround of the company starting in 1981 and who envisioned SAS ownership of multiple airlines worldwide. SAS gradually acquired control of the domestic markets in all three countries; this was achieved by acquiring full or partial control of various competing local airlines, including Braathens and Widerøe in Norway; Linjeflyg and Skyways Express in Sweden; and Cimber Air in Denmark. During 1989, SAS acquired 18.4% of the Texas Air Corporation, the parent company of Continental Airlines, in a bid to form a global alliance. However, this did not come about and the stake in the Texas Air Corporation was subsequently sold on. During the 1990s, SAS also acquired a 20 percent stake in British Midland, as well as purchasing 95 percent of Spanair, the second-largest airline in Spain, in addition to Air Greenland.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}During the early 1990s, SAS unsuccessfully tried to merge itself with KLM, along with Austrian Airlines and Swissair, in a proposed combined entity commonly called Alcazar.NEWS,weblink 4 European Air Carriers Scrap Plan for Merger: Transportation: The airlines had hoped to form a 'fortress' to compete with lower-cost flights, Los Angeles Times, Times Wire Services, 22 November 1993, JOURNAL,weblink A tale of strategic and governance errors: the failings which caused the demise of Swissair were aggravated by the convergence of several industry developments, European Business Forum, Ruigrok, Winfried, 2004, Spring, However, months of negotiations towards this ambitious merger ultimately collapsed due to multiple unsettled issues; this strategic failure heavily contributed to the departure of Carlzon that same year and his replacement by Jan Reinås. The airline marked its 50th year of operation on 1 August 1996 with the harmonization and name of SAS's parent company to SAS Danmark A/S, SAS Norge ASA and SAS Sverige AB. During May 1997, SAS became a founding member of the global Star Alliance network, joining with airlines such as Air Canada, Lufthansa, Thai Airways International, and United Airlines.NEWS, Bryant, Adam, United and 4 Others to Detail Air Alliance Today, The New York Times, 14 May 1997,weblink 16 October 2010, NEWS, Tagliabue, John, 5 Airlines Extend Limits of Alliances, The New York Times, 15 May 1997,weblink 16 October 2010, In June 2001, the ownership structure of SAS was changed, with a holding company being created in which the holdings of the governments changed to Sweden (21.4%), Norway (14.3%), and Denmark (14.3%), while the remaining 50 percent of shares were publicly held and traded on the stock market. During 2004, SAS was again restructured, being divided into four separate companies: SAS Scandinavian Airlines Sverige AB, SAS Scandinavian Airlines Danmark A/S, SAS Braathens AS, and SAS Scandinavian International AS. SAS Braathens was re-branded SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge AS in 2007.WEB,weblink Press Release: SAS Braathens to be renamed SAS Norge, Waymaker (via SAS Group Press Release Archive), 23 March 2010, However, during October 2009, the four companies were once again united into one company, named SAS Scandinavian System AB.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} 2009-2021: Restructuring {{update section|reason=recent crisis and strike|date=July 2022}} With the growth of budget airlines and decreasing fares in Scandinavia, the business experienced financial hardship. By 2009, competitive pressures had compelled the airline to launch a cost-cutting initiative. In the first step of which, the business sold its stakes in other companies, such as British Midland International, Spanair, and airBaltic, and began to restructure its operations.NEWS,weblink SAS Sells Remaining Stake in BMI to Lufthansa, Nicholson, Chris V., 1 October 2009, The New York Times, 18 November 2012, NEWS,weblink SAS sells Spanair for 1 euro, takes big charge, Roberts, Martin, 30 January 2009, Reuters, 18 November 2012, etal, 25 August 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140825213218weblink">weblink live, WEB,weblink Company history, airBaltic.com, airBaltic, 18 November 2012, 1 June 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130601121148weblink">weblink During January 2009, an agreement to divest more than 80 percent of the holdings in Spanair was signed with a Catalan group of investors led by Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona and Catalana d'Inciatives.WEB,weblink SAS – press release (in Swedish), Cision Wire, 30 January 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090715074850weblink">weblink 15 July 2009, These changes reportedly reduced the airliner's expenses by around 23 per cent between 2008 and 2011.In November 2012, the company came under heavy pressure from its owners and banks to implement even heavier cost-cutting measures as a condition for continued financial support. Negotiations with the respective trade unions took place for more than a week and exceeded the original deadline; in the end, an agreement was reached between SAS and the trade unions that would increase the work time, cutting employee's salaries by between 12 and 20 percent, along with reductions to the pension and retirement plans; these measures were aimed at keeping the airline as an operating concern. SAS criticized how it handled the negotiations, having reportedly denied facilities to the union delegations.NEWS,weblink Nightmare for trade unions in Copenhagen, 19 November 2012, Dagens Industri, 17 December 2012, During 2017, SAS announced that it was forming a new airline, Scandinavian Airlines Ireland, operating out of Heathrow Airport and Málaga Airport to fly European routes on its parent's behalf using nine Airbus A320neos.NEWS,weblink SAS Irish subsidiary to begin flights in November, The Irish Times, Dublin, O'Halloran, Barry, 28 February 2017, 29 May 2018, SAS sought to replace its own aircraft with cheaper ones crewed and based outside Scandinavia to compete better with other airlines.WEB,weblink Why Scandinavia's SAS Is Creating a New Airline With the Same Name in Ireland, Sumers, Brian, 14 June 2017, 29 May 2018, Skift, NEWS,weblink Aviation recruitment firm creates 80 new jobs as part of Irish expansion, The Irish Times, Dublin, Burke-Kennedy, Eoin, 7 May 2017, 29 May 2018, The Swedish Pilots Union expressed its dissatisfaction with the operational structure of the new airline, suggesting it violated the current labour-agreements.NEWS,weblink subscription, Facket om nya SAS-bolaget, sv, Svenska Dagbladet, Schibsted Media Group, Stockholm, 16 November 2017, 14 January 2018, The Swedish Cabin Crew Union also condemned the new venture and stated that SAS established the airline to "not pay decent salaries" to cabin crew.NEWS,weblink subscription, SAS ger personalen usla villkor, sv, Svenska Dagbladet, Schibsted Media Group, Stockholm, 23 November 2017, 31 January 2018, In 2018, SAS announced that it had placed an order for 50 Airbus A320neo narrow-body jetliners to facilitate the creation of a single-type fleet. That same year, the Norwegian government divested its stake in the airline. As part of an environmental initiative launched by San Francisco International Airport (SFO), SAS flights operating out of SFO since December 2018 have been supplied with sustainable aviation fuel from Shell and SkyNRG.WEB,weblink Shell starts supplying sustainable fuel at Californian airport, Biofuels International, 12 December 2018, en-US, 25 April 2019, WEB,weblink Sustainable aviation fuel available at San Francisco International Airport, Bates, Joe, www.airport-world.com, en-gb, 25 April 2019, 25 April 2019,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20190425193618weblink">weblink In July 2021, the European Commission has approved a Swedish and Danish aid measure of approximately US$356 million to support SAS.WEB, 2021-07-13, State aid: Commission approves €300 million Swedish and Danish subsidised interest rate loans to SAS in context of coronavirus outbreak,weblink 2021-07-21, AVIATOR, en, In September 2021, SAS announced that it would establish two operating subsidiaries; SAS Connect and SAS Link, with its existing SAS Ireland subsidiary to be rebranded as the new SAS Connect, while SAS Link would initially operate the airline's Embraer E195 aircraft, and the operations of both companies to begin by early 2022.WEB,weblink SAS to launch two new subsidiaries, ch-aviation, 1 October 2021, WEB,weblink SAS to introduce new Connect and Link operating arms at Copenhagen, Kiminski-Morrow, David, FlightGlobal, DVV Media Group, 30 November 2021, 11 January 2022, WEB,weblink SAS to launch Connect, Link brands in 1Q22, ch-aviation, 3 December 2021, 11 January 2022, 2022-2024: Sweden's exit, Air France-KLM entry and alliance shift Following little progress with SAS's restructuring plan, SAS Forward, the Swedish government announced on 7 June 2022 that Sweden, which owns 21.8% of the company, would not inject new capital into SAS and that it did "not aim to be a long-term shareholder in the company".NEWS, Terje Solsvik, Stine Jacobsen, Airline SAS will get no more cash from Swedish government, Reuters, {{date, 2022-06-07, | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airline-sas-will-get-no-more-cash-swedish-government-2022-06-07/ | access-date={{date|2022-06-07}} }}WEB, Ildor, Astrid, Svensk SAS-melding efterlader Danmark med stort problem, DR (broadcaster), DR, 2022-06-07,weblink da, 2022-06-07, The airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the United States on 5 July 2022.NEWS,weblink SAS søker konkursbeskyttelse i USA, 5 July 2022, 5 July 2022, NRK, nb-NO, In September 2022, SAS announced it was returning at least ten aircraft to lessors, including five long-haul aircraft - amongst them two barely two year old Airbus A350s. This measure is a result of the closure of Russian airspace for flights to Asia which caused a severe drop in demand and efficiency.flightglobal.com - SAS seeks to shed A350s and A330s as part of fleet-restructuring plan 6 September 2022 As of November 2022, SAS announced it was searching for a buyer for one of their Airbus A350 aircraft.aero.de - "Who's gonna buy a nearly new A350 from SAS?" (German) 9 November 2022In October 2023, it was announced that the Air France–KLM Group would be investing alongside the Danish government and two investment firms in SAS, with the airline group buying up to 20% of SAS shares following the airline's ongoing Chapter 11 process in the United States. With the investment (if approved by the EU Commission, and respective US and Swedish courts),WEB, Schlappig, Ben, 2023-10-03, Scandinavian Airlines Joining SkyTeam, Getting Air France-KLM Investment,weblink 2023-10-04, One Mile at a Time, en-US, SAS will leave Star Alliance and join SkyTeam alongside Air France–KLM.NEWS,weblink Scandinavian airline SAS says Castlelake, Air France-KLM to become new shareholders, 3 October 2023, 3 October 2023, reuters, On 19 March 2024, US Bankruptcy Court approved the new restructuring plan and investment, allowing SAS to exit Chapter 11 by mid-2024.WEB, US bankruptcy court greenlights SAS Chapter 11 exit plan,weblink 2024-05-07, ch-aviation, en, WEB, SAS receives court approval of chapter 11 plan - SAS,weblink 2024-05-07, www.sasgroup.net, en, It also applied for company reorganization in Sweden on 27 March.WEB, SAS AB applies for company reorganization in Sweden – operations continue as normal - SAS,weblink 2024-05-07, www.sasgroup.net, en, announced it would leave Star Alliance by 31 August 2024, becoming a SkyTeam member the next day, as confirmed on 29 April.aerointernational.de - "SAS leaves Star Alliance" (German) 9 April 2024WEB, Orban, André, 2024-04-29, SAS enters SkyTeam Alliance on 1st September, enhancing global connectivity and benefits for customers,weblink 2024-05-07, Aviation24.be, en-GB, WEB, SAS TO JOIN SKY TEAM ALLIANCE - SAS,weblink 2024-05-07, www.sasgroup.net, en, Corporate affairs Business trends The key trends for Scandinavian Airlines Group (which includes SAS Cargo, SAS Ground Handling, and SAS Tech), are shown below (since 2012, for years ending 31 October):{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto; text-align:center"
Turnover (SEKm)| 39,696| 36,524| 36,735| 33,148| 42,182| 38,006| 39,650| 39,459| 42,654| 44,718| 46,112! 20,513
Profit before tax (EBT) (SEKm)	red|−1,522}}	red|−33}}| 543| 228| 1,648	red|−918}}| 1,417| 1,431| 1,725| 2,041| 794! {{color|red|−10,151}}
Number of employees (average FTE)| 14,438| 13,723| 13,479| 13,591| 14,127| 12,329| 11,288| 10,710| 10,324| 10,146| 10,445! 7,568
Number of passengers (m)| 27.0| 27.1| 29.0| 25.9| 30.4| 29.4| 28.1| 29.4| 30.1| 30.1| 29.8! 12.6
Passenger load factor (%)| 72.7| 75.6| 74.9| 76.7| 75.0| 76.9| 76.3| 76.0| 76.8| 75.7| 75.2! 60.5
Total unit cost (CASK) (SEK)| 1.01| 0.95| 0.86| 0.81| 0.80| 0.75| 0.79| 0.70| 0.69| 0.72| 0.78! 1.15
Total unit revenue (RASK) (SEK)| 0.92| 0.86| 0.82| 0.82| 0.78| 0.70| 0.80| || 0.76| 0.80!
Number of aircraft (at year end)| 172| 159| 147| 145| 139| 138| 152| 156| 158| 157| 158! 161
Figures for SAS Group. Notes/sources:		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP, 7 September 2013,		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP, 13 December 2011,		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP, 24 August 2012,	In 2012 the company changed its financial year to 1 November – 31 October, instead of the calendar year.HTTP://SE.YHP.WAYMAKER.NET/SASGROUP/RELEASE.ASP?ID=249963 >TITLE=RESOLUTIONS APPROVED BY THE 2012 ANNUAL GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING OF SAS AB	ACCESS-DATE=24 AUGUST 2012, The figures above are therefore for years ending 31 December until 2011, for the 10 months to 31 October 2012, and for years ending 31 October thereafter.}}HTTP://FEED.NE.CISION.COM/WPYFS/00/00/00/00/00/1C/CC/41/WKR0006.PDF >TITLE=SAS GROUP: YEAR-END REPORT JANUARY – OCTOBER 2012	ACCESS-DATE=30 DECEMBER 2012, HTTP://WWW.SASGROUP.NET/SASGROUP_IR/CMSFOREIGNCONTENT/4Q2012ENG.PDF >TITLE=SAS GROUP: Y4TH QUARTER 2012	ACCESS-DATE=7 SEPTEMBER 2013,		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP, 14 March 2014,		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP	ARCHIVE-DATE=17 APRIL 2022,weblink ||		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP	ARCHIVE-DATE=21 DECEMBER 2022,weblink |		PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP	ACCESS-DATE=21 MAY 2020,	2020: Activities and income in fiscal 2020 were severely reduced by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic	}}HTTPS://SAS.PROD.WAAS.SITE/FILES/DOCUMENTS/CORPORATE_GOVERNACE/ANNUAL-REPORTS/SAS_AST19-20_ENG2.PDF	PUBLISHER=SAS GROUP	ACCESS-DATE=28 DECEMBER 2021,

Head office

File:SAS koncernbyggnad 2007.jpg|thumb|The current head office, the SAS Frösundavik Office BuildingSAS Frösundavik Office BuildingScandinavian Airlines' head office is located in the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in {{Interlanguage link multi|Frösundavik|sv}}, Solna Municipality, Sweden, near Stockholm. Between 2011 and 2013, the head office was located at Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) in Sigtuna Municipality, Sweden."SAS Head Office in Sweden." Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved on 27 January 2012. "SAS Head Office Stockholm-Arlanda Kabinvägen 5 SE-195 87 Stockholm" The SAS Cargo Group A/S head office is in Kastrup, Tårnby Municipality, Denmark."Headquarters {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204040527weblink |date=4 December 2021 }}." SAS Cargo. Retrieved on 27 January 2012. "Visiting address Kystvejen 40 DK-2770 Kastrup Denmark"The SAS Frösundavik Office Building,"SAS head office in Sweden." Scandinavian Airlines. Retrieved on 8 June 2009."Cykelkarta 2007 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808103554weblink |date=8 August 2014 }}." Solna Municipality. Retrieved on 12 February 2010. was designed by Niels Torp Architects and built between 1985 and 1987. The move from Solna to Arlanda was completed in 2010."Interim Report January–June 2011." Retrieved 30 December 2012. A previous SAS head office was located on the grounds of Bromma Airport in Stockholm."World Airline Directory." Flight International. 29 March 1986. Airlines System" 122. In 2013 SAS announced that it once again would relocate to Frösundavik.WEB, SAS flyttar åter till Frösunda – nära 14000 kvm aktuellt, 24 May 2013, Tidnings AB Fastighetsvärlden,weblink 22 July 2015,

Emissions

Data for passengers, aircraft and profit from section Business Trends above.{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align:right"|+Verified emissions as reported in EU ETS!style="text-align:left; | Year!2013!2014!2015!2016!2017!2018tonnes CO2e)HTTPS://EC.EUROPA.EU/CLIMA/SITES/CLIMA/FILES/ETS/REGISTRY/DOCS/VERIFIED_EMISSIONS_2018_EN.XLSX>TITLE=VERIFIED EMISSIONS 2018ACCESS-DATE=28 NOVEMBER 2019, 2334686}}2366299}}2357470}}2432546}}2485804}}2466820}} Emissions per passenger (kg)|77|80|84|83|83|82 Emissions per aircraft (tonnes CO2e)16796}}17147}}15510}}15593}}15733}}15712}} Profit per emissions (SEK/tonne)706}}-388}}601}}588}}694}}827}}In contrast to most other businesses and private individuals in Sweden, airlines are exempt from the Swedish carbon tax. Had SAS paid the Swedish carbon tax level of SEK{{nbsp}}1180 (EUR{{nbsp}}114) per tonne ({{as of|2019|lc=y}})WEB, Sweden's carbon tax,weblink Swedish Government, 12 December 2019, January 2019, for all of its emissions, it would have had significant impact on recent profit levels. Since 2012 airlines are included in the EU ETS. In January 2013 the price for extra emission rights on top of the granted were approximately EUR 6.3 per tonne. In May 2017 the price was EUR 4.9 per tonne.WEB, Forecast for EU carbon prices in next decade put Paris target in doubt,weblink Reuters, 12 December 2019, 24 May 2017,

Destinations

Codeshare agreements

Scandinavian Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:WEB,weblink Profile on SAS, CAPA, Centre for Aviation, 30 October 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20161030174236weblink">weblink 30 October 2016, live, {{Div col|colwidth=17em}}

• Aegean Airlines]weblink
• Air Canada
• Air China
• airBalticNEWS, Liu, Jim, airBaltic resumes SAS codeshare partnership from June 2019,weblink 24 May 2019, Routesonline, 24 May 2019,
• All Nippon Airways
• Asiana Airlines
• Austrian Airlines
• Croatia Airlines
• Egyptair
• El AlNEWS, El Al / SAS Begins Codeshare Partnership From Feb 2024,weblink 29 January 2024, AeroRoutes, 29 January 2024, en-CA,
• Ethiopian Airlines
• Etihad AirwaysWEB,weblink Etihad / SAS resumes codeshare partnership fron Jan 2024, aeroroutes.com, 25 December 2023,
• Icelandair
• LOT Polish AirlinesWEB,weblink SAS Resumes LOT Polish Airlines Codeshare in NW23,
• Lufthansa
• LuxairNEWS, Liu, Jim, Luxair / SAS begins codeshare service from March 2017,weblink 6 January 2020, Routesonline, 27 March 2017,
• Singapore Airlines
• South African Airways
• Swiss International Air Lines
• Thai Airways International
• Turkish Airlines (ends 1 September 2024)WEB, Orban, André, 2024-03-25, SAS and Turkish Airlines terminate codeshare deal,weblink 2024-03-26, Aviation24.be, en-GB,
• United Airlines
• Widerøe

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Interline agreements

Scandinavian Airlines has interlining agreements with the following airlines:

• Air GreenlandWEB,weblink Air Greenland and SAS Enters a New and Enhanced Cooperation, Airgreenland.com, 21 August 2013, 17 March 2014,
• Pakistan International AirlinesWEB,weblink Interline and Codeshare Travel, Pakistan International Airlines,

Fleet

{{further|List of aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines}}

Current fleet

{{As of|2024|04}}, Scandinavian Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet for passenger services composed of the following aircraftweblinkweblink Fleet, SAS Group, 10 February 2024, WEB,weblink SAS Fleet in Planespotters.net, planespotters.net, 10 February 2024, {| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin: 1em auto"|+ Scandinavian Airlines mainline fleet ! rowspan="2" | Aircraft! rowspan="2" style="width:60px;" |In service! rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" | Orders! colspan="4" | Passengers! rowspan="2" | Notes ! C! Y! M! Total|Airbus A319-100|4|—|—|—|150|150|Three painted in Star Alliance livery, one painted in retro livery.flightglobal.com - Picture: Sneak preview of SAS retro livery, appearing on an Airbus A319 in Finkenwerder 27 July 2006|Airbus A320-200|11|—|—|—|168|168||Airbus A320neo|37WEBSITE=SAS, 3 October 2018,weblink|—|—|180|180|Deliveries until 2025.Airbus A321LRHTTPS://WWW.SASGROUP.NET/EN/SAS-EXPANDS-ITS-FLEET-LEASES-THREE-A321-LONG-RANGE/WEBSITE=SAS, 23 January 2019, |3|—|22|12|123|157||Airbus A330-300|8|—|32|56|178|266||Airbus A350-900|4|2|40|32|228|300|2 on order due in 2024.ch-aviation.com - Ex-SAS A350-900 up for sale 6 June 2023!Total!67!20!colspan="5"|Additionally, one Boeing 737-700 has been retained and equipped for medical evacuation flights, operated for the Norwegian Armed Forces and Directorate for Health and Social Affairs.NEWS,weblink Final SAS Boeing 737 Becomes A Medevac Aircraft, Simple Flying, 6 February 2024, {{As of|2023|12}}, Scandinavian Airlines also has the following aircraft operated by its subsidiaries and other carriers under wetlease agreements:{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse; text-align:center; margin: 1em auto"|+ Scandinavian Airlines contracted fleet ! rowspan="2" | Aircraft! rowspan="2" style="width:60px;" |In service! rowspan="2" style="width:25px;" | Orders! colspan="4" | Passengers! rowspan="2" | Notes ! C! Y! M! Total|Airbus A320neo|25|—|—|—|180|180SAS Connect.LATEST REGISTER AND MONTHLY CHANGES ACCESS-DATE=2022-11-10, www.iaa.ie, |ATR 72-600|7|—|—|—|70|70Operated by Xfly.Bombardier CRJ900|6———|88|88|1|88|88Operated by CityJet.|10|90|90Embraer 195|6———|122|122Operated by SAS Link.HTTPS://CHECK-IN.DK/SAS-SKAL-HAVE-EMBRAER-FLY/ > TITLE=SAS SKAL HAVE EMBRAER-FLY URL=HTTPS://WWW.CH-AVIATION.COM/PORTAL/NEWS/110883-SWEDENS-SAS-LINK-ADDS-FIRST-E195, Ch-Aviation, |4|120|120!Total!59!—! colspan="5" |

Future fleet plans

Short haul

File:SAS, SE-ROY, Airbus A320-251N (49581186022).jpg|thumb|right|A SAS Airbus A320neoAirbus A320neoOn 20 June 2011, SAS announced an order for 30 new A320neo aircraft as part of its fleet harmonization plan.WEB, Scandinavian Airlines Takes Delivery of First Airbus A320neo,weblink Airways Magazine, 22 June 2018, 22 June 2018,weblink SAS' stated goal is to have an all-Airbus fleet at its bases in Stockholm and Copenhagen by 2019, with a mixed A320neo and A320ceo fleet operation at both bases. The base in Oslo was then operate mostly Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with a few 737-700s also being retained at the time. The older, smaller 737-600s were disposed of in 2019.WEB, 27 April 2016, SAS styrer mod ren Airbus-flåde - CHECK-IN.dk,weblink The first order of A320neos was delivered in October 2016.WEB, Caswell, Mark, SAS takes delivery of first A320 neo – Business Traveller,weblink Business Traveller, 22 June 2018, In April 2018, SAS announced an order of 50 more A320neos to replace all 737NGs and older A320ceos in service as part of its goal to have an all-Airbus fleet by 2023. The last Boeing 737 has been phased from the fleet on 19 November 2023. This Boeing 737-700, registered LN-RRB and named "Dan Viking", was operating as SAS Flight 737.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

Long haul

On 25 June 2013, SAS and Airbus signed a Memorandum of Understanding stating that SAS intends to buy twelve new-generation aircraft, including six options. The agreement consists of eight A350-900s with six options and four A330-300Es. The first new long-haul aircraft to enter service will be the A330-300E, which was originally planned to replace the aging A340-300s in 2015 as leasing agreements on these aircraft expire. Instead, SAS renewed the leasing agreements to be able to expand its long-haul fleet and used the new A330-300Es to add more long-haul destinations to its network.{{cn|date=September 2022}}The first 6 of 8 Airbus A350-900s for SAS were delivered to the airline in 2019 and were to be operating long-haul routes from 2020. The A350 will first fly on the Copenhagen and Chicago route, with the airline planning Beijing, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and San Francisco when more A350 are delivered.WEB,weblink 25 October 2019, SAS announces first A350 flights and features, It has been finally decided in 2023 to reduce the A350 fleet to 3 units.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

Livery

(File:OY-KBO A319 SAS CPH.jpg|thumb|left|OY-KBO, named Christian Valdemar Viking, wearing a special retro livery.)In September 2019, SAS unveiled an all-new livery,WEB, The Scandinavian Way,weblink www.flysas.com, Scandinavian Airlines System, 20 September 2019, which will initially be showcased on a new A350 and an A320neo, before gradually being rolled out to the whole fleet. SAS expects the whole fleet to be repainted by 2024. The fuselage is kept in a light beige with the "SAS" logotype in silver displayed prominently across the height of the front section. The vertical stabilizer and adjacent parts of the fuselage are blue, with the SAS logo in white shown on the stabilizer. The blue area on the rear fuselage extends towards the front in a curved line. The horizontal stabilizers are beige (except for the ATR-72 aircraft, where they are blue). Winglets are blue as well. The engine casings are beige with a vertical blue stripe at the front and bear the word "Scandinavian" in blue. "Scandinavian" in large blue letters is also displayed on the underbelly of the aircraft.WEB,weblink Fleet, SAS Group, 14 October 2020, WEB,weblink Aircraft on order, SAS Group, 14 October 2020, The previous livery was introduced in 1998 and was designed by SthlmLab (Stockholm Design Lab). SAS aircraft look predominantly white; however, the fuselage is in a very light beige (Pantone Warm Gray 2/Pantone 9083C) with "Scandinavian" above the windows in silver lettering (Pantone 877) and "Airlines" below the windows in white. The typeface used is Rotis Semi Serif. The vertical stabilizer (and winglets) are painted blue (Pantone 2738C) with the classic white SAS logo on it. It is a variant of the traditional SAS logotype, slimmed slightly and stylized by the design company Stockholm Design Lab as part of the SAS livery change. The engine casing is painted in scarlet (Pantone Warm Red/Pantone 179C) with the word Scandinavian in white, the thrust reversers in the color of the fuselage. All other text is painted in Pantone Warm Gray 9. The design also features stylized versions of the Scandinavian flags. All aircraft are named, traditionally after Vikings.Apart from the standard livery, SAS also operates an Airbus A319-100 in retro livery.

Cabin

(File:SAS Carvelle SE-210 (19).jpg|thumb|A Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant serving passengers in the 1960s)

SAS Business

On long-haul flights business class, called SAS Business, is offered and features wide sleeper seats. On the A330s and A350s seating is 1-2-1 on seats that convert into {{convert|196|–|202|cm|adj=on}} flat beds, with power sockets and a {{convert|15|in|adj=on}} entertainment screen. On the A321LRs business class has alternating 2-2 and 1-1 seating, all convertible to flat beds.WEB, First New A321LR to Enter SAS Fleet,weblink SAS, 17 September 2020,

SAS Plus

Plus is SAS' premium economy class. On the A330s seating is 2-3-2, 2-4-2 on the A350s and on the A321LR it is 2-2. The seats offered on SAS Plus are wider than those in the SAS Go section.On European flights, SAS Plus tickets are refundable and include a meal, a double checked-in baggage allowance, and access to lounges and fast track security at the airport. The SAS Plus passengers are seated at the front of the aircraft and passengers can choose their seat at booking for free, but the seats there are otherwise the same as the SAS Go seats. The two-class system was introduced in June 2013, when business class was eliminated from intra-European flights.NEWS,weblink SAS revamps cabin classes, Elliott, Mark, Travel Daily Media, 12 June 2013,

SAS Go

SAS Go, or economy, offers 3-3 seating on intracontinental flights, 2-4-2 on the A330s and 3-3-3 on the A350s.SAS offers free coffee and tea to GO passengers on short-haul services, except very short flights like Bergen-Stavanger or Stockholm-Visby. Meals are served to all passengers on long-haul flights.

SAS Go Light

SAS Go Light is a variant of SAS Go with no checked luggage included. Tickets are sold in the same booking class as SAS Go and are otherwise identical. As of 14 December 2017, SAS Go Light is available on both European and long-haul flights. SAS Go Light is aimed at competing with low-cost carriers for those who travel with hand luggage only. Extra luggage allowance for Star Alliance Gold, and EuroBonus Silver, Gold, and Diamond members does not apply on SAS Go Light tickets and is only valid for EuroBonus Pandion members.

Services

EuroBonus

SAS's frequent-flyer program is called EuroBonus. Members earn points on all SAS flights, Widerøe routes with no SAS competition (except Public Service Operations) as well as on Star Alliance flights. Around 50 percent of SAS' total revenues are generated by EuroBonus members. By August 2015, the EuroBonus program had in excess of four million members.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150822222639weblink">weblink 22 August 2015, SAS celebrates four million EuroBonus members, 21 August 2015,

Wi‑Fi

During May 2018, SAS launched a new high-speed Wi‑Fi Internet access system supplied by Viasat. The service is being rolled out on both the short- and medium-haul fleets, it is expected to take two years to complete. The new system is much faster than previously available and will enable passengers to stream movies on board. Before this, SAS only offered Internet access on board on its long haul aircraft and a small number of Boeing 737s. Wi‑Fi Internet access is free for Eurobonus Gold and Diamond members and those with Business class ticket. Otherwise, it can be purchased with EuroBonus points or for a fee.WEB,weblink SAS the first Nordic airline to launch high speed WiFi, SAS, 3 October 2018,

Awards

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• 2010:
  • Flightstats: World's Most Punctual AirlineWEB,weblink SAS nominated as both the world's and Europe's most punctual airline, sasgroup.net, 17 January 2011, 25 January 2015,
  • Simpliflying: Best Use of Social Media in a Crisis SituationSAS - Scandinavian Airlines on Facebook. 1 October 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
• 2011:
  • Edge Awards: Favourite AirlineWEB,weblinkweblink 2022-02-26, limited, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines on Facebook, Facebook, 18 April 2012, 25 January 2015, {{cbignore}}
  • Grand Travel Award: Europe's Best AirlineWEB,weblink Grand slam for SAS at Grand Travel Awards, sasgroup.net, 17 February 2011, 25 January 2015,
  • Webbie: Online Campaign of the YearWEB,weblink SAS wins Online Campaign of the Year award, sasgroup.net, 11 February 2011, 25 January 2015,
• 2012:
  • Webbie Award: Online Campaign of the YearWEB,weblink SAS wins social media award for second year in a row, sasgroup.net, 9 February 2012, 25 January 2015,
• 2013:
  • Freddie Awards: Best Customer Service in Europe/AfricaSAS - Scandinavian Airlines on Facebook. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  • Sustainable Brand Index: Most Sustainable AirlineSAS - Scandinavian Airlines on Facebook{{dead link|date=March 2019}}. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
• 2014:
  • Grand Travel Award: Europe's Best AirlineWEB,weblink Vinnarna i Grand Travel Award 2014, travelnews.se, 14 February 2014, 25 January 2015,
• 2015:
  • Grand Travel Award: Europe's Best AirlineWEB,weblink SAS kÃ¥ret til Europas beste flyselskap, boarding.no, 22 January 2015, 25 January 2015,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150403112734weblink">weblink 3 April 2015,
  • ServiceScore: Airline with highest service standards.WEB,weblink Sykes stor del i SAS-servicepris, tidningenharjedalen.se, 30 April 2015, 30 April 2015,

Accidents and incidents

Non-aviation related incidents

Controversial advertising campaign

On 10 February 2020, SAS released 2 minutes and 45 seconds long commercial on YouTube titled "What is truly Scandinavian?"AV MEDIA, SAS - Scandinavian Airlines, 2020-03-13, SAS - What is truly Scandinavian?, YouTube,weblink 2022-05-14,weblink 13 March 2020, which tells a story about company's values and highlighting the ideas and inventions that globalism brought to Scandinavia, which caused an outrage in various groups due to SAS choosing a different advertising message than usual.WEB, 2020-02-12, Casper Schrøder om SAS-video: 'De er valet and i et mine felt,weblink 2022-05-14, DR, da, WEB, Nikel, David, Is Anything Truly Scandinavian? The Bizarre SAS Ad Controversy Explained,weblink 2022-05-14, Forbes, en, WEB, Martins, Lais, What an airline advert revealed about Scandinavian nationalism,weblink 2022-05-14, www.aljazeera.com, en, WEB, Schlappig, Ben, 2020-02-12, The Controversial Ad That Scandinavian Airlines Pulled After A Day,weblink 2022-05-14, One Mile at a Time, en-US, The original video received more than 136,000 dislikes and 16,000 likes.WEB, 2021-11-01, SAS - What is truly Scandinavian? - YouTube, YouTube,weblink 2022-05-14,weblink 1 November 2021, On 12 February 2020, SAS Group, a parent company of SAS, released a statement that they will continue with the advertising campaign despite the outrage.WEB, SAS continues the campaign" What is truly Scandinavian" - SAS,weblink 2022-05-14, www.sasgroup.net, en, On 13 February 2020, 3 days after commercial was published, SAS offices in Adelgade, Copenhagen and advertising agency &Co which produced the commercial received bomb threats.WEB, 2020-03-13, Bomb Alert in Copenhagen Over Controversial SAS Ad Campaign - Bloomberg,weblink live,weblink 2020-03-13, 2022-05-14, Bloomberg, WEB, 2020-02-13, Copenhagen agency that made SAS ad targeted with 'hoax' bomb threat,weblink 2022-05-14, The Local Denmark, en-US, WEB, SAS' reklamebyrå utsatt for bombetrussel,weblink 2022-05-14, www.aftenposten.no, 13 February 2020, nb, WEB, Kolseth, Hans Ivar Moss, 2020-02-13, Bombetrussel mot SAS sitt reklamebyrå,weblink 2022-05-14, NRK, nn-NO, WEB, Lepperød, Trond, 2020-02-13, Bombetrussel mot reklamebyrået bak SAS-kampanje,weblink 2022-05-14, Nettavisen, no, Later, a shorter 45 second version of the same commercial was republished on Facebook by SAS and official version on YouTube made private.

Responses

Norwegian Air quickly reacted to the controversy by publishing the message "Fortunately, nobody can take away the cheese slicer from us" () and an image on Facebook of a cheese slicer, which Norwegians claim to have invented.WEB, Norwegian - Heldigvis kan ingen ta fra oss ostehøvelen❤️ {{!, Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/flynorwegian/photos/a.343227875252/10162915302285253/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}WEB, Norwegian Mocks SAS's Controversial Copied Scandinavian Culture Ad with Its Timely Sharing on Facebook {{!, The Nordic Page |date=13 February 2020 |url=https://www.tnp.no/norway/panorama/norwegian-mocks-sass-controversial-scandinavian-culture-ad-with-its-timely-sharing-on-facebook/ |access-date=2022-05-14 |language=en-US}}

See also

• SAS Group
• Norwegian Aviation College
• List of airports in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
• List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries
• Transport in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

Notes

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References

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External links

• {{commons-inline|SAS Scandinavian Airlines}}

Company websites

• SAS website ( - )
• SAS Denmark website
• SAS Norway website
• SAS Sweden website
• SAS Group corporate website

Other websites

• Viking Tails, Scandinavian airline history blog
• Pictures of Scandinavian Airlines fleet

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