A long-time Award Expert client and friend recently returned home from Europe and had the great fortune of having the entire business class cabin to himself onboard a brand new SAS A350-900 in business class. When we booked his...
Ryanair Vs. SAS: Dueling “We Will Fly Again” Music Videos
What do you do when you are a flight attendant or pilot and 90% of flights are cancelled? You make a music video of course. Today we have two videos for your viewing pleasure, one from Ryanair and one...
Does New SAS Livery Reveal New SAS Identity?
For the first time in more than two decades, SAS has unveiled a new aircraft livery. What should we make of the new livery and the timing surrounding it? The new livery maintains the iconic SAS logo and blue...
SAS Plays Musical Chairs At LAX
SAS is shifting its service to Los Angeles. Stockholm is out. Copenhagen is in. What prompted this change? Effective January 13, 2019, SAS will launch year-around service between Copenhagen (CPH) and Los Angeles (LAX): SK931 Copenhagen – Los Angeles...
A Sensible Stewardship Suggestion For SAS
SAS claims to care deeply about the environment. Here’s a suggestion to quickly eliminate unnecessary waste…not just talk about it. To combat its perception as a polluter, SAS has taken several steps, including: Seeking to use more biofuel (whatever...
This Is What Passes For Business Class On A Three Hour SAS Flight…
In the swinging pendulum between budget and luxury, SAS really has swung too far in the budget direction for a product it still markets as business class. This is not breaking news; SAS eliminated “business class” on flights within...
The Updated SAS Gold Lounge In Copenhagen Is Superb!
After a day in Berlin, I flew to Copenhagen where I spent the night before continuing on to Reykjavík the next day. That gave me plenty of time to check out the beautifully refurbished SAS Gold Lounge. One way...
SAS Cuts Hot Towels In Business Class “For The Environment”
As cultural norms change and flying falls increasingly out of vogue in Scandinavia, SAS is trying to recast the narrative and declare itself as a trendsetter on environmental stewardship. Hot towels have become a casualty of this most valiant...
Why Are SAS Pilots Striking?
A pilot’s strike at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) over pay and working conditions continued for a second day, prompting the cancellation of nearly 700 additional flights. What exactly do pilots want? The strike, by Danish, Norwegian and Swedish pilots’ unions, began...
SAS Worried As “Flying Shame” Grips Sweden
In Sweden, flying has become a social faux pas. That’s causing great concern for Swedish Airports and Scandinavian Airlines. Swedavia AB, which operates 10 airports in Sweden, noted two startling stats: In 2018, Sweden had its weakest overall growth...
Beef Filet Vs. Swordfish In SAS Business Class
Each week, my Meal of the Week feature examines an airline meal from my travels over the years. This may be a meal from earlier in the week or it may be a meal served over a decade ago. For this...
A European Loyalty Program Devalues Without Notice
The only thing worse than a devaluation is a devaluation without notice. SAS EuroBonus is guilty of both. Or, depending upon your perspective, the program may have suddenly become more valuable. SAS has a great new ad out concerning...
Pictures: SAS Upgrades Lounge In Copenhagen (CPH)
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has updated its flagship lounges in Copenhagen, with several new elements I look forward to checking out. First, the lounge will retain its “Fast Track” dedicated security entrance for SAS premium cabin travelers as well as...
Charming Concept: SAS Café Lounge
SAS offers a charming lounge concept at five smaller airports: lounge cafés. SAS bases operations out of three Scandinavian hubs: Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm, but serves 40 Scandinavian destinations. Some of these cities are too small to support a full lounge but to small or competitive...
Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: July 17, 2017
I’m hardly in full relaxation mode, but after another week in beautiful Germany I’ve acclimated back nicely to a life of paying in cash and not being able to buy groceries on Sunday! As we start thinking about the...
Review: Oslo to Longyearbyen in SAS Plus (“Business”)
At 2hr,55min, Oslo to Longyearbyen is the longest domestic flights on the SAS route map. How does service look on a flight that long in SAS Plus? After spending half the afternoon and entire evening the SAS Gold Lounge,...
Review: SAS Gold Lounge Oslo
After three hours in the SAS Gold Lounge in Stockholm and the most scenic flight of my life, we faced a 7hr layover in Oslo. I wanted to go into Oslo, but an afternoon storm rolled through so we remained...
Pictures: The Most Scenic Flight I’ve Ever Flown
This flight review will focus not on what took place inside the airplane, but on what I observed outside. As a rule, I prefer window seats, but I don’t generally spend time gazing out of them. Instead, I choose...
Review: SAS Gold Lounge Stockholm (ARN)
Stepping off the plane from our Los Angeles to Stockholm flight, we had 3hrs and 40min until our connection to Oslo. While some fresh air would have been nice, we headed directly for the SAS Lounge. The SAS Lounge...
Review: SAS A330 Business Class Los Angeles to Stockholm
I was expecting the worst, in all honesty. My last transatlantic flight in SAS business class was a disappointment and Lucky had flown the same LAX-ARN route weeks earlier and had reported particularly poor service. But the flight turned out not just...
