SAS to open 8 new routes out of Copenhagen

Scandinavian Airlines is to open eight new routes out of Copenhagen, as a result of an agreement between SAS and Cimber Air, which will fly the routes for SAS with its CRJ200LR jet aircraft with room for 48 passengers.

Six cities have already been appointed as destinations while the remaining two are still subject to negotiation. The new cities on SAS' route map are: 

- Newcastle, England
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Szczecin, Poland
- Kleipéda (Palanga), Lithuania
- Lyon, France
- Vesterås, Sweden

The opening of Vesterås as a destination is, however, on the condition that SAS can achieve the same prices for using the airport as other operators. 

"It is a great pleasure for us that we can further strengthen Copenhagen's role as SAS' central hub," says Susanne Larsen, Chief Executive Officer of Scandinavian Airlines Denmark.

"Each new route gives our customers additional opportunities, and enables us to pick up more business that can strengthen our existing routes. In this way, we can maintain a traffic system that is far greater than local traffic could otherwise permit."

"I am also happy that this agreement allows us to confirm the good partnership we have had with Cimber Air over many years, and enables Cimber to help support Copenhagen as a hub," says Susanne Larsen.