SAS to Increase Copenhagen - New York Flights

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.