SAS has reportedly removed all scheduled Copenhagen – Nuuk flights for this summer, making Greenland another apparent casualty of high fuel prices. I was seriously looking forward to trying this route and visiting Greenland this summer, so this one stings…
SAS Appears To Pull Greenland Flights As Fuel Prices Bite
SAS appears to have removed all scheduled flights between Copenhagen (CPH) and Nuuk (GOH) for this summer, abruptly eliminating one of the most interesting new routes in its network.
A schedule watcher noted on X:
“SAS has now removed all scheduled flights between CPH and Nuuk for this summer. The route to Greenland will thus fall victim to the high fuel prices.
All flights between CPH and Istanbul have also been removed in JUN/JUL and will likely be removed for AUG as well.”
I have not seen a formal SAS announcement yet, so I would frame this as a schedule removal rather than a formal cancellation. But if the flights have indeed disappeared from inventory, the practical effect is the same: SAS’ Copenhagen – Nuuk route appears dead for the summer.
That is so disappointing.
SAS launched Copenhagen – Nuuk service in 2025 as Greenland became more accessible with the opening of Nuuk’s new international airport. Copenhagen is the natural European gateway to Greenland and SAS has strong feed via its CPH hub…I figured the route would do well.
I was seriously looking forward to visiting Greenland this summer, and this SAS flight was the option I had my eye on for at least one direction. I liked the idea of flying SAS from Nuuk back to the USA via Copenhagen, experiencing the new airport, and finally visiting a place that has been on my travel bucket list for years.
Now that option appears to have closed…
I may still make the trip on United and Air Greenland, but it would have been an incredible use of my SAS miles. But I certainly wish I had booked earlier…maybe I would have been re-accommodated on Air Greenland.
High Fuel Prices Will Lead To More Route Suspensions
If fuel prices are indeed the reason for the route suspension, this is a reminder that marginal longhaul and midhaul leisure routes are often the first to go when costs rise.
Greenland is fascinating, but it is not London, Paris, or New York. Demand is seasonal and yields may not be strong enough to absorb a sharp rise in fuel. And if SAS has more profitable uses for aircraft elsewhere, a summer Nuuk experiment becomes easier to cut…unfortunately, it makes sense.
The reported removal of Copenhagen – Istanbul flights for June and July is also a shame.
A Shame For Greenland Connectivity
Nuuk’s new airport was supposed to open more direct access to Greenland, and SAS was a natural player in that story.
Air Greenland and Icelandair still provide options, and United has its seasonal Newark – Nuuk service (at least for now), but losing SAS reduces choice from mainland Europe and underscores how difficult it is to sustain service to remote destinations even when demand and curiosity are growing.
I still want to visit Greenland. If anything, this makes me want to go even more.
CONCLUSION
SAS appears to have removed all Copenhagen – Nuuk flights for this summer, with high fuel prices reportedly to blame. The route was one of the most interesting additions in the SAS network and one I was personally looking forward to trying.
Nuuk’s new airport remains a major step forward, but new routes to remote places can be fragile when fuel prices rise and airlines start trimming marginal flying.
I still hope to get to Greenland this summer, but it probably will not be on SAS….
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