The first of the aircraft in SAS’s new long-haul operations were showcased in Copenhagen Monday afternoon.
The aircraft, an Airbus A330, came from the workshop in Switzerland before the weekend and will be inserted in traffic to US already Tuesday.
The fuselage is not new. It is, however, the rest of the aircraft. Everything old fixtures are torn out and replaced with the new cabins will become SAS viktisgte weapon in the battle for the passengers who will be traveling overseas.
The new company is SAS’s response to the increased competition that has now come on intercontinental air traffic. Both of English, but also from the other major European airlines have folded in on the lucrative Norwegian market. All they are looking for the very best paying customers, premium passengers.
– We get some of the finest aircraft cabin throughout Europe, flows SAS chief Rickard Gustafson.
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SAS shall during the year of 500 million to create greater comfort and a better travel experience for its long route passengers in all classes.
– It is really time believes aviation expert and associate professor at BI, Espen Andersen. He has followed SAS and international aviation closely for several years, and is no doubt that gripped the company is now taking is both necessary and correct:
– Long-distance planes their engaging in traffic on Asia and has been a bit behind what Comfort comes for a while, both in relation to the new competition from Asia and existing competitors in Europe. The new cabins and later aircraft will call them up on par with many of its competitors, according to Andersen.
New all classes
With increased comfort and upgraded service hope SAS to take back those who until now have chosen any other company because of dissatisfaction with the SAS service. Seven of long route planes – all Airbus A330 – will receive new interior, a new aircraft every month. The next plane that is being prepared, is expected in March, should inter alia to the route Oslo – New York.
So, in September, comes a brand new factory aircraft, also the Airbus A330. Then, in 2018, comes the first of SAS ‘real long route flagship, the all-new aircraft Airbus A350 EWB.
It is in the forward track section of the plane, in the more expensive classes, SAS has really wagered. On business class has installed new seats, såklte flatbeds, which can be folded down into a bed for those who need it. They cost a couple hundred thousand dollars apiece to purchase.
– The new cabins our comparable to first class with Lufthansa, believes the Norwegian SAS top Eivind Roald.
How to get there behind the planes
Also those who Resi the blligste tickets should notice a difference, the company promises. The new økonoiklasse seats are wider than the current aircraft, and will provide a more spacious feel for pasassjerene.
It is not only the interior is new. For travelers who will be spending many hours in a reclining seats have been installed a completely new and digital entertainment system on board. There are wireless internet for all, power and USB socket in absolutely all chairs.
New long routes, also from Oslo
The new product from SAS means that the company eventually get more planes in its long-haul fleet.
The company is clear that investment in new long routes primarily to happen in Sweden and Norway. It is already clear that there is a new route from Stockholm to Hong Kong, it starts in the fall.
Secondly, it is expected that there is a new intercontinental route from Niorge, in addition to the company already has New York / Newark (from Oslo) and Houston (Stavanger). The new route will probably be published in May and go to North America.
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