SAS to launch Toronto Services

Scandinavian Airlines are to launch some new services, this time Toronto being the focus of the airline.

The airline will add flights as follows:

• Copenhagen-Toronto: Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
• Toronto-Copenhagen: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
• Stockholm-Toronto: Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
• Toronto-Stockholm: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

SAS direct routes to Toronto will start in June 2022, provided that SAS obtains the necessary approval from the authorities. Ticket sales will start soon.

The airline will utilise the Airbus A321LR on these routes. It will be configured in a three-class configuration with 157 seats; 22 seats in SAS Business, 12 seats in SAS Plus (premium economy), and 123 seats in SAS Go (economy).

In Quotes

Karl Sandlund, EVP Commercial, SAS said

“We are happy to announce direct flights from Scandinavia to Toronto, taking the next step in strengthening our North America network.  SAS’ new routes will make travel between Scandinavia and Canada easy and convenient for our travelers. Flights depart from Scandinavia at midday and from Toronto in the afternoon enabling good connections in either end to other destinations, 

In regards to using the A321LR on these routes, he adds:

“SAS aims to be a global leader in sustainable aviation. As we continue to phase in new, fuel-efficient aircraft we now have one of Europe’s most modern fleets. The new, state-of-the-art aircraft will give our customers a more pleasant, comfortable and sustainable way of traveling,”

A busy North American summer for SAS

SAS will have a busy summer ahead of it with the airline planning to operate a total of seven destinations in the US and Canada – these are:

• Boston
• Chicago
• Los Angeles
• New York
• San Francisco
• Washington DC
• Toronto

After a torrid two years, the airline will be seeking to gain customers using the right size of aircraft. This is where the A321LR will come in, allowing a “thin and long” route to be deployed. In addition, SAS appear to be operating the Toronto operation as a triangle route, utilising the minimal of aircraft required to fly. 

It should be interesting to see how this route performs – and if there is an up-gauge or frequency increase on it as time goes on.

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