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SAS need to save money and cut access to 47 flyplasslounger all over the world. It evokes strong reactions.
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the Reaction from the SAS-customers did not have to wait long for when the Danish bransjenettstedet Check-in.dk talked about lounge-cuts that will happen in the new year – one of the consequences of that SAS now doubles the planned cost savings.
the Cuts include lounges SAS rents, so-called tredjepartslounger.
“Some are affected by it”
the SAS director Eivind Roald has stated that the SAS management now will turn over every stone to see where it can be saved more money.
Among other things, have you seen how many SAS customers who use these so-called tredjepartsloungene, lounges and the airports makes available to the airlines for a fee. SAS closes the access to the 42 lounges in Europe, four in Asia and one in the united STATES.
Anyone affected by this. It is of course regrettable, but we close not any of our lounges, ” says communications manager Knut-Morten Johansen of SAS.
– How much will save you on these cuts?
Our business is confidential, ” says Johansen.
this document lists the SAS up all the lounge and fast-track changes (external link)
Closes several lounges
SAS closes the access to the first eight european lounges as well as lounge in Tokyo already from 1. January. 1. February follow the remaining 34 lounges in Europe, in addition to the lounges in Boston, Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai.
At Heathrow and Milan Malpensa there will hereafter only be access to the Star Alliance lounge and not the SAS lounges, which today is operated by a remote operator.
In the time ahead, the SAS’ offer of lounge access at the airports that the company flies to only consist of their own lounges at the nine scandinavian airports, in addition to Helsinki, Paris, Newark, New York and Chicago, as well as 16 european Star Alliance lounges and, respectively, four and six Star Alliance lounges in Asia and the united STATES.
the Decision from SAS to limit access to the lounges the world over has attracted both anger, confusion and worry among many SAS customers, according to the Check-in.dk. Their comments section has concocted after the case was known.
Also offer to use fast-track security checks at the various airports is the cut down on.
But it will still be fast-track access on the 45 scandinavian and european airports, as well as seven american and one asian airport. Freedom, however, apply no longer for travellers in SAS Plus.
Bet on your own lounger
SAS emphasizes that their customers continue to have access to over 1000 lounges around the world via the Star Alliance and almost the same number as today. The reason that the cuts in the offer is that they’d rather bet more on the lounges the company itself operates.
– We are going to develop and upgrade multiple SAS lounges. In the next year, we will open a 1,000-square-foot new lounge at the domestic at the Airport. It will be the next generation of lounge, with good technological and innovative solutions. In addition, we will open more café-lounges in Norway, says communications manager Knut-Morten Johansen of SAS
He adds that the reduction of the lounge offer is places where the SAS has few passengers.
– In these places, SAS passengers will still have access to Star Alliance lounges. There is no good economy to have access to more lounges in the same place, ” says Johansen.
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