(17/01/24) Scandinavian Airlines’ (SAS) has unveiled plans
to add a ninth
destination to its North American network during the upcoming
summer 2024 programme.
The airline had already confirmed that it would
operate flights to the following eight destinations in North
America: Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami
(MIA) until 7 April, New York (EWR & JFK), San Francisco (SFO),
Toronto (YYZ) and Washington D.C. (IAD), and will now also add a
daily nonstop service to Atlanta from Copenhagen, effective 17
June.
SAS will operate the CPH-ATL flights using Airbus A330
aircraft.
In summer,
SK929 is scheduled to depart CPH at 13:10 and arrive in ATL at 19:00.
From ATL, flight SK930 is timed to leave at 17:10, arriving in CPH
at 10:20, the following day.
SAS A320 reg: EI-SID. Picture by Steven Howard of TravelNewsAsia.com
During the winter, SAS will operate the route with
five flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
and Sundays, using Airbus A350 aircraft.
Flight SK929 would then be slated to depart CPH at
13:00, arriving in ATL at 19:10. Whilst flight SK930 would leave
ATL at 17:00, arriving at CPH at 10:20, the following day.
SAS will also increase frequencies to
the US this summer. The Copenhagen-New York (JFK) route will have
up to two daily flights, complementing the existing daily flights
to New York-Newark Airport from Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen. Copenhagen to Boston flights will operate daily, up from six times
a week during summertime. In addition, a fourth weekly flight will
be added from Copenhagen to Toronto.
“Through an agreement with Delta Air
Lines, passengers can continue their journey on other Delta-served
destinations out of Atlanta. This development means an expanded
offering for SAS passengers, who can look forward to reaching
several new and exciting destinations across the Southern USA,
Caribbean, and Latin America, all conveniently accessible from
Atlanta,” said SAS President & CEO, Anko van der Werff.
SAS signed a codeshare agreement with EL AL Israel Airlines in
early June 2023 that will come into effective in February. The
carrier also inked a
codeshare agreement with Etihad Airways in October, expanding its
partner network.
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