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IATA Code = SK
Ticket Code: 225
Hubs: Kopenhagen (CPH), Oslo (OSL), Stockholm (STO)
Headquarters: Kopenhagen (CPH)
Frequent flyer program:SAS EuroBonus
Airline Alliance: Star Alliance
SAS Scandinavian Airlines Contact: flysas.com

About SAS Scandinavian Airlines

Scandinavian Airlines System, SAS, was founded in August 1946 as a consortium of the national airlines of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Over the years, SAS has established itself as an innovative, pioneering airline. In the 1960s it became the first airline in the world to fly over the North Pole and in 1962 was awarded the Christopher Columbus Prize - often called the Nobel Prize of communication - in recognition of its pioneering transpolar flights. In 1952 SAS was the first airline in the world to introduce Tourist Class, a discounted ticket with certain conditions. The entire airline industry later followed suit. At the beginning of the 1980s it launched a new service concept for business travel, SAS EuroClass, and received the coveted Airline of the Year Award in 1984.^[1] With 21 million passengers a year SAS is one of the largest airlines in Europe and the 15th largest in the world. Each day SAS operates more than 1,000 flights. SAS was founded in the spirit of international cooperation. This same spirit was applied in May 1997 when SAS founded Star Alliance together with Air Canada, Lufthansa, United Airlines and Thai Airways International, offering convenient connections throughout an integrated global traffic system.^[2]

SAS Scandinavian Airlines was Europe's most punctual major airline during 2009, with an overall arrival punctuality of 89.11%. SAS was also the world's third most punctual major airline for 2009 after Japan Airlines and ANA (All Nippon Airways) and only one of two European carriers in the top 10.^[3]

Frequent flyer program

On April 27, 1992, SAS Scandinavian Airlines launched its frequent flyer program, EuroBonus. Over the years, the loyaly program has grown rapidly to include over 2.9 million members, over 60 partners and a number of co-branded credit cards. Today, SAS’ EuroBonus is a loyalty program that has grown beyond just air travel. With over 60 partners, EuroBonus allows you to earn points on a wide range of partners, including on all spend with its co-branded credit cards (American Express, Diner and MasterCard) and spend points on travel or through the SAS EuroBonus Shop. There are three membership levels of EuroBonus: Basic, Silver and Gold. Members are automatically upgraded to the next level once they have earned the required number of Basic points within a 12 month period. ^[4]^[5]

Fleet


Airbus A340-300	MD-81/82/87	Boeing 737-400/500	Airbus A330-300
Fokker 50	Boeing 737-600/700/800	Airbus A321/A319	As of 2010^[6]

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[1] ttp://www.sasgroup.net/SASGroup/default.asp

[2] ttp://se.yhp.waymaker.net/sasgroup/release.asp?id=193316

[3] ttp://www.flysas.com/en/EuroBonus/About-EuroBonus/

[4] ttp://www.flysas.com/upload/International/SKI/Media-center/Mediakit/Oct09/SAS%20EuroBonus.pdf

[5] ttp://www.flysas.com/upload/International/SKI/Media-center/Mediakit/Oct09/SAS%27%20fleet%20(long-haul).pdf

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