SAS to expand its operations to Atlanta

It seems SAS is cosying up to SkyTeam with plans to launch a new route to Atlanta.

SAS Airbus A330 – Image, Economy Class and Beyond 

The new route will commence on the 17th of June, operating daily between Copenhagen and Atlanta.  The planned operation is as follows:

Summer (17th June to Late October)

SK929 DEPART CPH 13:10 ARRIVE ATL 17:10
SK930 DEPART ATL 19:00 ARRIVE CPH 10:20+1

Commences: 17th June
Operates Daily During Summer
Booked Equipment: Airbus A330

Winter

SK929 DEPART CPH 13:00 ARRIVE ATL 17:00
SK930 DEPART ATL 19:10 ARRIVE CPH 10:20+1

Operates Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
Booked Equipment: Airbus A350-900

Increases on the US Network

The Copenhagen-New York (JFK) route will have up to two daily flights, complementing the existing daily flights to New York-Newark Airport from Stockholm, Oslo, and Copenhagen. Copenhagen to Boston flights will operate daily, up from six times a week during summertime.

In addition, a fourth weekly flight will be added from Copenhagen to Toronto.

The North American network will be formed of Atlanta, Boston, Chicago O’Hare, New York -JFK, Newark International, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C, and Toronto. Miami will operate until the 7th of April

In Quotes

SAS President & CEO, Anko van der Werff said:

“Through an agreement with Delta Air Lines, passengers can continue their journey on other Delta-served destinations out of Atlanta.

This development means an expanded offering for SAS passengers, who can look forward to reaching several new and exciting destinations across the Southern USA, Caribbean, and Latin America, all conveniently accessible from Atlanta,” 

Getting cosy with SkyTeam

With SAS planning to launch Atlanta, it creates a direct link into the heart of the Delta network, as well as one of the major nodes of the SkyTeam network. Its also a sign that the Air France-KLM money is having some pull on how the airline is going to operate in future.

Given that SAS used to use United Airlines for US Domestic capacity, codeshares are going to be vital to kick-start the route to drive passenger traffic – and whilst the airline is confident that can be delivered during the summer, winter is going to be a tougher sell.

We’ll have to see how SAS aligns itself to both Air France-KLM’s investment needs, as well as its possible alliance membership.

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