Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Scandinavian Airlines, Wings of Northern Europe.

Scandinavian Airlines, Wings of Northern Europe.



Scandinavian Airlines, is the flag carriers of trio – Scandinavian countries :  Sweden, Denmark, and Norway.  Is the largest airlines airlines in Northern regions. The main hubs of this airlines are in Capital of these countries which are  Copenhagen Kastrup airport, Stockholm Arlanda airport, Oslo – Gardomeon airport. This airlines also the one of the five founders of Star Alliance, the largest airlines alliance in the world. The airlines establish in 1946 and the headquarters located in Stockholm. This airlines is formed by three flag carrier due to less number of domestic destinations in their own country. which are  Det Danske Luftfartselskab, Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik and Det Norske Luftfartselskap. SAS is also the founder or was owned of some airlines such as THAI, LAN Chile, Air Baltic, Estonia, Widerøe, Braathens, Blue1 and Spanair. Currently, SAS operate large numbers of Boeing 737s, Airbus 320s families, Airbus 330 - 300, Airbus 340 – 300, MD – 80s families, CRJ 900s.

SAS Airlines has divided to four sub - divisions

SAS Denmark (Hub in CPH)
SAS Norway (previously known Braathens/Hub in OSL)
SAS Sweden (Hub in ARN)
SAS International (Hubs in CPH and ARN/operated by Airbus 330s/ Airbus 340s)

Fast Facts of SAS
Scandinavia Airlines
Hubs                                   : Copenhagen Kastrup Airport
                                              Stockholm Arlanda Airport
                                              Oslo Gardemeon Airport

Headquarter                         : Solna,Stockhom, Sweden

Parent Company                  : SAS Group

Alliance                               : Star Alliance

FFP                                    : Eurobonus

Inflight Magazine                  : Scanorama

Inflight Entertainment            : -

Inflight Shopping                  : Cloudshop

Fleet

Aircraft Types        No. of A/C
Airbus 340 – 300          7
Airbus 330 – 300         4
Airbus 321 – 200         8
Airbus 391                    4
MD – 81/82/87           26
Boeing 737 – 400        4
Boeing 737 – 500      13
Boeing 737 – 600      28
B0eing 737 – 700      18
Boeing 737 – 800      18
Bombardier CRJ900 12
Fokker 50                     5

SAS International Destinations

Cabin in A340




Business Class [Available on 343/333]





Economy Extra Class



Economy Class




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