(31/10/23) Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has launched
seasonal, thrice weekly flights to Bangkok, Thailand from
Copenhagen, Denmark.
The inaugural flight took off on Monday, almost 75
years after SAS’ first flight between the two cities.
SAS operated its first flight between Copenhagen
and Bangkok in 1949, opening a new air route between Scandinavia
and Thailand. The route, which at the time “only” took 36 hours,
had stops in Zürich, Rome, Damascus, Karachi, and Calcutta along
the way. SAS continued to fly to Thailand for the next 64 years,
up until 2013. Today, flights between the two cities take
approximately 10 hours and 30 minutes, with no stopovers.
Bangkok, Thailand. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
Both legs of the Copenhagen (CPH) – Bangkok (BKK)
route will be operated as overnight flights enabling seamless
connections to and from Scandinavia as well as other European
destinations via CPH airport.
SAS will operate flight SK973 every Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday, departing CPH at 23:35 and arriving in
Bangkok at 17:10 the following day.
The return leg, flight SK974, will leave Bangkok
every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 23:50, arriving in CPH at
06:40 the following day.
SAS will operate the Bangkok route with Airbus
A350 configured with 300 seats across three classes – SAS
Business, SAS Plus and SAS Go.
“Thailand and the Scandinavian countries have a
long history of friendship and cooperation and returning with a
direct route is a true pleasure,” said SAS Chief Commercial
Officer, Paul Verhagen. “The Bangkok route will offer a perfect
entry point for wider Thailand and Asia and be a great option for
both business and leisure travelers. Thailand is a favorite
destination among many passengers during the winter season and a
lot of Scandinavians see Thailand as their home away from home.”
As part of its winter 2023/2024 program, SAS will
also continue its thrice weekly services to Tokyo Haneda (HND) and
Shanghai (PVG).
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