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In conjunction with its winter traffic program, Scandinavian Airlines Sweden is
to launch seven new direct services
from Arlanda, Stockholm, starting on October 31.
The new destinations are Nice, Athens, Istanbul, Rome, Stuttgart, Hamburg and Budapest. At the same time, the
number of departures to Berlin is being increased, and a shuttle service introduced between Gothenburg and
Copenhagen.
"With seven new direct routes and an increased number of departures, we are improving our range of services both
for business and private travelers. Germany is an important market for Swedish industry and quality non-stop
routes from Stockholm have been in demand for a long time. We also hope that our new departures will attract the
German car industry, which flies staff from Stuttgart to Arvidsjaur in northern Sweden each week during the winter
season for its car tests. There is also a need for more connections to Berlin, and we are now adding a third
departure in the morning," says Anders Ehrling, President of Scandinavian Airlines Sweden.
"Just over a week ago, we launched our new Economy Flex product and introduced the snowflake low-price concept
on all our European destinations. Together with the new destinations, we are thus expanding the range of options
for all our customers, regardless of their needs, and this feels very gratifying," says Anders
Ehrling.
Earlier this year, Scandinavian Airlines Sweden introduced direct flights from Stockholm to Prague, Manchester,
Skellefteå, Dublin, Düsseldorf and Edinburgh.
"With more departures between Gothenburg and Copenhagen and better connections, we also hope to meet the
growing travel needs in the Gothenburg region. The number of departures per week is now being increased from 59
to 82.. In addition, we will have ten connections between Gothenburg and Copenhagen on Saturdays! The shuttle
service will enable passengers from Gothenburg to benefit even more from Scandinavian Airlines' approximately 60
departures from Copenhagen to destinations in Europe and worldwide," says Anders
Ehrling.
In conjunction with the winter traffic program, Scandinavian Airlines Sweden will also be discontinuing the
Stockholm-Karlstad route.
"Despite a number of targeted measures, the route is unprofitable and we therefore see no alternative other than to
discontinue the service. Just like all other airlines, we need to adapt to market conditions and serve those routes
where we can meet customers' requirements." |
