SAS is to add more than 60,000 seats between
Copenhagen and New York in 2016.
The additional evening departure will be
operated by PrivatAir with a reconfigured Boeing 737.
From the start of the SAS winter program in late
October, SAS will fly twice daily to New York from Copenhagen.
“We are delighted to be
able to offer this evening departure that is particularly
appealing to travelers wanting to spend a full day in Copenhagen
or New York before flying. People traveling for business purposes
often prefer this timetable,” said Eivind Roald, Executive Vice
President Commercial at SAS.
SAS is currently servicing
Copenhagen-New York with a daily mid-day departure.
The new SAS
flight will also depart daily – except Tuesdays – at 18:25 from
Copenhagen and return from New York at 22:55. Tickets go on sale
today (16 September 2015).
Closure of Oil Route
As a consequence of reduced activity in the oil
industry, SAS will cease to operate its Stavanger - Houston route.
“The
oil route came out of creative and constructive product
development between SAS and our core clients in the oil industry.
We have done all we can to make it viable, however, we have had to
accept that the downturn in the industry unfortunately is also impacting us, hence our decision to switch the aircraft to
Copenhagen-New York, where the market offers far more potential
right now,” said Eivind Roald.
The last flight from
Stavanger will depart on 23 October returning to Stavanger on 24
October.
SAS will however increase capacity from
Stavanger to Copenhagen by switching aircraft type from CRJ900 to
Airbus 320 and 321 on several departures.
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