SAS Scandinavian

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3 star Skytrax Rating
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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1/10

"avoid SAS in the future"

(Norway)

Trip Verified | Geneva to Copenhagen via Oslo. I observed a male flight attendant being rude and unpolite towards an elderly passenger sitting in the seat next to me for no justifiable reason. Apparently, the passenger had seated the wrong row. The passenger responded politely in despite of this and had to move to another seat even though the seat he sat in next to me was available. I have never experienced an airline being this unprofessional during the years I've been travelling. I will try to avoid SAS in the future.
AircraftA319
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGeneva to Copenhagen via Oslo
Date FlownFebruary 2019
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"info is just non existent"

(Sweden)

Not Verified | Stockholm to Manchester. Multiple delays but info is just non existent. Had to wait 2h to take off and info we got was "Soon, in 20 mins" After 1.5 they came with coffee to compensate but ran out of milk after a short while. After 2h they offered people to get off of they like. Many empty seats became free so I asked if I could switch to a non crowded row. Staff en hinna check but nothing happened for 20 mins. So switched myself 3h and still no takeoff and many passengers have spread out due to many open seats. Cabin crew comes and make a big fuss about people switching seats. Suddenly we get news we are to leave. All this combined with terrible space, No food, really slow wifi and just unpleasant staff. I have never been so badly served when a big delay happens like this. Other companies tend to make an effort to keep people happy and informed when delays occur but SAS just left us guessing and angry
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteStockholm to Manchester
Date FlownJanuary 2019
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"Absolutely terrible service"

(Australia)

Trip Verified | Oslo to Tromso. Absolutely terrible service by 2 women flight attendants in particular. Right from the start they were reluctant to serve us drinks and gave us attitude when we asked for water. Spoke in a very rude way. We asked if we could have more water and they said no, only 1 half empty cup of water per person! If you want you have to buy water for $4. I pressed the call service button and asked for water and this lady refused and I was still talking to her and she turned off the service light and walked away. We had to get up and ask for water at the front. Only then other flight attendant said we can drink the tap water which we were fine doing.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteOslo to Tromso
Date FlownJanuary 2019
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
4/10

"handled delay in good level"

(Poland)

Trip Verified | Kristiansand to Gdansk via Oslo. Due to completely overbooked flights, I've travel in SAS Plus this time and I'm really disappointed of service got for this price. You have to check-in your luggage with self check-in counter and choose you seat, which is nice. Also you need to tag your bags and drop them is self dropping luggage counter, which is even better. I was also able to use separate lane for Plus passengers but waiting time there was longer than in standard queue (the sold too much SAS Plus tickets). Also there is no lounge in Kristiansand airport which can be used to stay before flight. Flight was on time and service on board was poor (a softdrink and some snacks mixed from SAS Go menu). Service in SAS plus is comparable with Lufthansa economy. I had to wait for next flight 4 hours but lounge in Oslo is very nice and comfortable. However my flight was postponed for another 2 hours due to weather conditions in Gdańsk and finally cancelled. All passengers was send by buses to hotel for accommodate. Big disadvantage in hotel was only 2 staff servicing 150 passengers in one time. Waiting time to hotel check-in desk was around 1 hour but there was a lot of people behind me so I can imagine they wait around 2 hours (it was around midnight). Also there was no dinner and other catering service. After breakfast and checkout I went by bus to the airport, print new boarding passes and pass security without any problems. New flight was on time and I landed in Gdańsk without surprises. Service on board was fair level. My luggage arrive on time. SAS handled our delay in good level.
AircraftA320 / Boeing 737
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteKristiansand to Gdansk via Oslo
Date FlownDecember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
3/10

"Service was very poor"

(Poland)

Trip Verified | It was flight to Gdansk to Kristiansand via Oslo. Check-in process went very fast same as security control in Gdańsk. However again SAS didn't allow me to access the lounge even if I got *G card. Plane came to Gdańsk completely full but flight back was empty (around 20-30 people on board). Due to late departure from Gdańsk in Oslo I had only 30 minutes to change a plane. Flight to Kristiansand was on time. Very weird thing was rows from 1 to 20 on this flight was in SAS Plus and only 21-26 in economy. Service on board both planes was very poor (coffe, tea or water). My luggage arrived without any problems.
AircraftA321
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteGdansk to Kristiansand via Oslo
Date FlownDecember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
6/10

"SAS has lowered their service"

(Mexico)

Trip Verified | Copenhagen to Newark. Upgraded from economy to business at check in. Best price used to be USD500 or 40000 point but was now told the best price is appx USD650 and 50000. Service was fine. One older female crew member was awesome but remaining staff was nothing special in terms of service nor politeness. Wifi worked great and was free for gold. Ran out of some food options but still had a few to choose from. The duck was nice. SAS has lowered their service on everything from baggage to food in order to try and boost profits. They have now amended the amenity kit as well, so gone is the Armani aftershave and in are useless want-to-be artesinal socks and lotions of poor appeal. So sad. Now the only reason for flying SAS is skipping a transit to Scandinavia.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteCopenhagen to Newark
Date FlownJanuary 2019
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"Absolute worst airline"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | Absolute worst airline I have ever travelled, would never use again. We were booked to flight to Tromso for the weekend, as was meant to be a trip of a lifetime. Our first flight from Manchester to Oslo was cancelled (were never given a reason) and we were then delayed for 8 hours and rebooked on to different flights, not due to arrive in Tromso until the next morning (24 hours after starting our journey). We were put on a flight to Copenhagen and then landed in Oslo after midnight. After getting a couple of hours sleep in a hotel (we were the lucky ones, one couple had to sleep on the airport floor as no hotel was booked) we were back in the airport at 6am. However when we tried to board our flight we were then told the flight had been overbooked and our tickets had been cancelled so we were then put on a flight 4 hours later. What was meant to be a trip of a lifetime was spent mostly sat in an airport with over 30 hours of travelling which was longer than we actually got to spend in our destination. Would give it 0 if possible.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteManchester to Tromso via Oslo
Date FlownJanuary 2019
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
3/10

"never fly this airline again"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Chicago to Copenhagen via Stockholm. I fly 20+ times a year. SAS is not on par with other international flights. I've never heard of a 1 glass of wine restriction per meal and any additional glasses incurring a charge, not for an 8+ hour flight. On the flight back from Sweden I asked for a Sprite. I was told I had to pay for it because I only get 1 soda per flight. For a 9+ hour flight, I wouldn't expect to be nickle-and-dimed so much. If I can avoid it, I'll never fly this airline again.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChicago to Copenhagen via Stockholm
Date FlownDecember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
3/10

"consistently negative experience"

(Russian Federation)

Not Verified | We picked SAS without proper investigation which I deeply regret. Overall consistently negative experience on 3 flights during winter holidays: 1) all 3 flights were delayed by at least an hour. Surprisingly in none of the cases the delay caused any reaction from the airline staff, nobody even tried to move quicker, everybody acted as if this is business-as-usual which made it so frustrating. When you have a 45min flight, and it becomes a 2,5 hour struggle, you expect people to do something about it except say on the speaker “yes, we are late, but we’re flying already and there is nothing we can do”. You have to pay for everything during the flight (even on a 2-hour flight between Tromso and Oslo), although the airline doesn’t position itself as a low-cost carrier. We had a connection in Stockholm with a different airline (so we had to check in the luggage again) and the captain casually informed everybody that “due to lack of loading crew we wont be able to unload the luggage, so you might not receive it today”. No way I will ever choose SAS again.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteStockholm to Tromso
Date FlownJanuary 2019
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"delayed for total of 5 hours"

(Finland)

Trip Verified | Helsinki to Copenhagen via Vienna. Our flight being delayed for total of 5 hours SAS offered total of 50 danish crowns of compensation/person and denied any further help to our family with two kids with our connection flight. Next time considering other airlines first before SAS.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteHelsinki to Copenhagen via Vienna
Date FlownDecember 2018
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no