Here is some news from the SAS world for you all –
Snowflake, the low-cost brand of Scandinavian Airlines, will be transformed from a separate entity with dedicated aircraft into a cheaper-than-economy ticket type which will be available on ‘normal’ Scandinavian Airlines flights. Some destinations will remain unique for Snowflake tickets, but whether there still will be aircraft wearing the Snowflake livery is up to the national divisions of Scandinavian Airlines. In May, only 40% of the seats were sold and this proves once again that full-service airlines can’t run low-cost operations profitably. Hence, Snowflake joins Go and Buzz in the full service-lo-co-graveyeard (although Go and Buzz were sold off to other owners).
In other words, get your shots of Snowflake aircraft now before they are repainted!
SAS Denmark has announced the opening of eight new routes from Copenhagen:
[INDENT]Newcastle, UK
Aberdeen, UK
Sczeczin, Poland
Klaipeda, Lithuania
Lyons, France
Västerås, Sweden
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Most of these destinations have at one time or another previously been on the SAS routemap. The re-opening of the Västerås service is subject to agreement with the airport. SAS will not open this route unless they can get the same deal as other operators (Ryanair). The CPH-VST route was closed a while ago as SAS was tired of having to pay ridiculous fees to fly to VST while the Irish competitor operates there for free.
These new routes will be operated by Cimber Air’s Canadair CRJ200 as a result of a new agreement between the two airlines. Cimber currently has three CRJ’s; thiese new routes mean that three more aircraft are needed as well as 50 more flight and cabin crew. Another sign the airline business is on the rise again! 🙂
SE-DTR Saga Viking, SAS’ latest Boeing 737-883 (c/n 32227; l/n 1554) will be delivered from Seattle to Stockholm on 25 August. SE-DTR made its first flight on 3 August and is currently being test flown in Seattle before acceptance by Scandinavian Airlines. As can be seen on the photo http://www.airliners.net/open.file/640583/L/, the high-tech Scandinavian reflective titles will be applied at the base in Stockholm after delivery.
SE-DIX, SAS MD-80, has been cancelled and is now registered N865GA. To be delivered to Allegiant Air in the USA.
That’s all folk! Have a nice weekend!
By: Sonnenflieger - 21st August 2004 at 10:51
I understood that these sort of routes attract a high number of economy passengers yet few business passengers, hence,using a loco sub saves money as there’s no business class.
Correct…
By: Pablo - 21st August 2004 at 10:04
True, as well as the routes to Beirut/Damascus/Aleppo. This is so-called ethnical travel, we have lots and lots of immigrants from the Balkans and Lebanon/Syria. JAT and Syrianair have had routes to Stockholm for several years.
I understood that these sort of routes attract a high number of economy passengers yet few business passengers, hence,using a loco sub saves money as there’s no business class.
By: Sonnenflieger - 20th August 2004 at 23:38
I was quite suprised at some of the destinations chosen by Snowflake such as Belgrade and Sarajevo, but I understood these to be some of the busiest in the network, which I find quite suprising.
True, as well as the routes to Beirut/Damascus/Aleppo. This is so-called ethnical travel, we have lots and lots of immigrants from the Balkans and Lebanon/Syria. JAT and Syrianair have had routes to Stockholm for several years.
By: Duesseldwarf - 20th August 2004 at 23:26
Last time I flew as a passenger LTN/GIB/LTN, with ZB, I was handed a questionnaire on board the return sector (as were all my fellow passengers) asking around 20 questions to do with the on-board service. The results eventually led to the decision to cut the free preset meal and drinks and to replace it with a varied optional menu, at a reasonable cost. Perhaps that answers your last question?
Whether you choose to fly with ZB again or not, you’re going to have to just simply accept that this is the way ZB are these days. It’s not going to change back. :rolleyes:
By: danairboy - 20th August 2004 at 23:09
Some people actually want full service you know. I mean the airlines say they are responding to public demand. I used to fly ZB quite frequently and they have my e-mail address, never once was I asked my views on whether I thought the dropping of hot meals was a good idea. The airlines claim to carry out research, amongst whom their planning departments?
By: danairboy - 20th August 2004 at 23:06
Hopefully not and they will stick to what they are best at, offering two class services, decent seat pitch, complimentary beverages and meals/snacks. I like a free Telegraph too!
By: Duesseldwarf - 20th August 2004 at 23:04
As much as I love Inverness to bits, being Scottish and all that, I still think that it was a brave choice in the first place for a service to Stockholm. I think SAS made a mess of snowflake and as someone has already pointed out, national carriers haven’t yet mastered the lo-co model when setting up these off-shoots. Will they ever strike, erm, I mean learn. :rolleyes:
By: danairboy - 20th August 2004 at 22:17
I was quite suprised at some of the destinations chosen by Snowflake such as Belgrade and Sarajevo, but I understood these to be some of the busiest in the network, which I find quite suprising.
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August 20, 2004 at 9:50 pm