SAS Group and Scandinavian Airlines Facts

SAS Group and
Scandinavian Airlines
Facts
Corporate Headquarters Stockholm
CEO
Mats Jansson
Ownership
The Governments of Denmark, Norway and Sweden own 50% plus one share. SAS shares are traded on the Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm stock exchanges.
Group Airlines
SAS Denmark, SAS Norway,
SAS Sweden, Scandinavian Airlines International (SKI), Blue 1, Spanair,
Air Baltic, Wideroe and affiliate
Estonian Air. SAS also owns 20%
of bmi British Midland.
Group Revenue/Profit
For 2007, SAS Group reported revenue of MSEK 52,251 up 4.2%, and EBT of MSEK 1,242.
Group Passengers
SAS Group airlines carried 31.2 million passengers in 2007,
up 1.03%.
Group Fleet
260 aircraft, average age 11 years (2007), including: Airbus A340, Airbus A330, Airbus A320 and A321, Boeing 737s, MD 90s MD 80s, and Fokker 50.
Group Employees
25,516 (2007)
SAS IATA Code
SK
SAS Hubs
Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo
SAS Cities Served
SAS airlines (SAS Denmark, Norway, Sweden and SAS International) serve 55 cities in Scandinavia and Europe and eight in North America, the Middle East and Asia: New York, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Dubai, Bangkok, Beijing and Tokyo.
In fall 2008, SAS plans to begin service to New Delhi.
Americas Home Page
www.flysas.com/us
CEO Mats Jansson
SAS U.S Operations
Yesterday and Today
Scandinavian Airlines System was born on September 17, 1946, when
28 special guests flew on the brand new DC-4 aircraft “Dan Viking,”
with a stylized Viking dragon prow on its gleaming silver fuselage, from
Bromma Airport in Stockholm to New York.
The flight landed 25 hours later at New York Municipal Airport–
LaGuardia Field, with stops at Copenhagen, Prestwick in Scotland and
Gander on Newfoundland, Canada.
SAS had been established on August 1, 1946 when an agreement
was signed by the governments of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. SAS
was one of the first European airlines to begin service to New York after
World War II, a distinction that brought welcome publicity for the small,
newly formed airline from Scandinavia.
The four-engine DC-4 has given way to wide-body Airbus A340 and
A330 aircraft, which transport, respectively, 245 and 264 passengers
non-stop between the U.S. and Stockholm and Copenhagen at a level
of comfort and with onboard services such as audio and video on demand
that could not have been imagined in 1946.
Today, SAS is a global airline, with flights throughout Scandinavia and
Europe, and to cities as distant as Tokyo, Beijing and Bangkok. In the U.S.,
SAS serves New York (Newark), Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
New York
SAS operates from Terminal B at Newark Liberty International Airport,
with one of the terminal’s largest and most comfortable lounges for
Business passengers.
SAS operates two non-stop flights throughout the year from EWR,
one to Copenhagen and the other to Stockholm.
Chicago
SAS operates two non-stop flights from Chicago, to Copenhagen and
Stockholm, both with Airbus A330-300 aircraft with 261 seats.
Seattle
In 1966 SAS became the first European airline to serve Seattle, and
today has non-stop service between Seattle and Copenhagen, with
Airbus A340-300 aircraft with 245 seats.
Washington, D.C.
SAS operates non-stop service from Dulles International Airport to
Copenhagen with Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
Copenhagen Airport
SAS offers connections to more than 50 cities throughout Europe at
Copenhagen Airport, the main SAS hub. Unlike at other major airports
in Europe, passengers at Copenhagen can make connections under
one roof, without having to use a bus or a train. Passengers whose
destination is Copenhagen can board the train at the station below
the terminal, and be in the center of Copenhagen in just 15 minutes.
An airport extension to the city’s Metro system opened in September
2007. Copenhagen was ranked as Europe’s best airport by Airport
Council International (ACI) in 2006.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport
The other SAS intercontinental hub, Arlanda is located just 20 minutes
from the center of Stockholm via the high-speed Arlanda Express train,
which departs every 20 minutes from a station beneath the terminal
and travels to Central Station. Passengers connecting at Stockholm
will find convenient SAS fights to and from more than 30 cities
throughout Scandinavia and Europe.
Contact: Thomas Fredo at 203 326-1726 or tfredo@sasair.com