SAS Scandinavian

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Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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10/10

"seats have direct aisle access"

(Germany)

Verified Review | Copenhagen to Chicago. SAS has a fantastic business class product for long distance flights. I love the fact that all seats have direct aisle access. The food was fab and staff amazing. I also like the buffet bar. Never got the WiFi to work though and gave up on that.
AircraftA430
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteCopenhagen to Chicago
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
10/10

"SAS attendants are always nice"

(Germany)

Verified Review | Flew London Heathrow to Copenhagen. I really miss the old SAS Business Class in Europe. They used to be ace. Then they had the horrid idea of scrapping it. Now they offer this hybrid product. It is however really good, the food is good, SAS attendants are always nice. The only thing that is different to european business is that the middle seat is not empty. This is really irritating.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteLondon Heathrow to Copenhagen
Date FlownApril 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
1/10

"SAS is a budget airline"

(Denmark)

Verified Review | In a cost saving effort, SAS has discontinued the lounge access in Billund for all their passengers. With this latest reduction in service, it just confirms SAS is a budget airline and not worthy of being a Star Alliance member. In my view, SAS is hurting the Star Alliance brand. Next time I will take the train on the domestic routes in Denmark.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBillund to Copenhagen
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"every year is worst than the previous one"

(Italy)

Verified Review | I've flown a several times with SAS and I have to say every year is worst than the previous one. The service from Tromsø to Rome via Oslo / Zurich was very basic, there is no snack on the board but they "offer" only coffee and tee for free. I can't even imagine that SAS is a flag carrier because their behavior is exactly the one used by all the low cost companies. The worst part is the "SAS go Light", they offer you to travel with "lower" price without checked luggage, but actually the price is not much more lower.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteTromsø to Rome via Oslo / Zurich
Date FlownJune 2017
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

"SAS is definitely the worst"

(Norway)

Verified Review | Berlin to Trondheim via Oslo. I fly with SAS frequently since I live in Norway and it is the only alternative of Star Alliance companies when moving around Europe. Compared to the others of the alliance SAS is definitely the worst. I cannot recount how many times flights are delayed for more than 40 minutes. Service is at a lower standard than even low-cost or charter flights. The planes are old and smelly. Above all, SAS is an expensive airline, and combining this with the provided service and the quality of the aircrafts warrants it as one of the worst value-for-money. Even their domestic rivals, Norwegian, although being a low-cost airline have a lot better aircraft and services. The low quality of SAS is making me think of not only never flying with them again but also switching to other alliance partnerships.
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteBerlin to Trondheim via Oslo
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
6/10

"stop bragging about benefits"

(Sweden)

Verified Review | What is the use of "SAS Plus" on European routes? Flew Stockholm to Lisbon and back in SAS Plus (former business). On SAS website there are a list of benefits when traveling in Plus. But what do you really get? On board: Seating: no difference at all from economy, except for being seated in the first rows. One benefit is supposed to be chosing your preferred seat when booking, but be prepared that they try to give you a another (worse) seat at the gate - happened to me on both legs. Food: a cold meal is included, OK quality when departing from Stockholm, worse on return leg. Drinks for free. Power outlet: should be available according to SAS website, but was not. At the airport Fast Track should be included - works brilliant in Stockholm but in Lisbon there was no sign of a fast track at all. Lounge access should be included - good lounge in Stockholm but in Lisbon there was no lounge at all admitting SAS Plus passengers. No information of the lack of fast track/lounge was given in advance. Check-in in advance: works fine in Stockholm, but not possible in Lisbon, only manual check in. (Separate SAS Plus check in counter, though.) Strange and confusing is that the booking is not possible to retrieve from the SAS App several hours before check in. What remains of the benefits of Plus is the possibility to rebook and cancel your ticket, more luggage and more eurobonus points. SAS should stop bragging about the other benefits as long as they are only partially available. More confidence would be gained if passengers were duly informed of what actually is available on their particular flight - when booking.
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteStockholm to Lisbon
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
5/10

"reverted to a low cost airline"

(United States)

Verified Review | San Francisco to Milan via Copenhagen. It is required to pay to reserve seats on SAS. It's $40 per person, per leg, which if you're doing a multiple leg flight (plus return flights) adds up very quickly. You can pick seats for free up to 12 hours (?) in advance online, which I did about 10 hours before the flight. Unfortunately my wife and I ended up separated from San Francisco to Copenhagen and there were nothing SAS staff could do, or felt like doing. Once I arrived in Copenhagen I went to the SAS desk to get some help, and hopefully get some better seats for the return flight 2 weeks later, I was greeted by a stone-faced lady that said the same thing as everyone else, she couldn't do anything. That seems to be the theme of SAS, stone faced workers that would rather not do anything, along with very strange seat policies designed to rip off the customers. The flights itself are decent, the A340 was in good condition with good individual in flight entertainment screens. I was under the impression that SAS was better than this, I guess it's reverted to being a low cost airline striving to penny pinch to the every end.
AircraftA340-300
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSan Francisco to Milan via Copenhagen
Date FlownJune 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
10/10

"definitely worth the premium"

(United States)

Verified Review | Newark to Oslo return, SAS Plus (Premium Economy). A great product - comfortable seats with foot rests and decent recline (analagous to domestic First), a very large monitor with good IFE choices, plenty of food including a main meal, midflight snack and a pre-arrival small meal. Cabin crew were professional and friendly throughout. Free WiFi (although it is slow as to be worthless). SAS Plus is definitely worth the premium from SAS Go (regular Economy) which is aimed to compete with low cost carriers and suffers for it.
AircraftA330-300
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypePremium Economy
RouteNewark to Oslo
Date FlownJuly 2017
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

"find SAS to be an embarrassment"

(United States)

Verified Review | Chicago to Stockholm. I flew to Stockholm from Chicago with my two children on July 02. At check-in we were given stand-by seats, and were told that we would be assigned seats at the gate, (which is something that has never happened in the 20+ years that I've flown with various airlines). I was concerned and asked if we would be seated together. The answer - "I'm sure you will be." We reached the gate and waited in another line (I wonder why SAS is stuck creating lines in the twenty-first century when there is no need for them) and were finally given our seats. I took a look at them, and noticed that one of my children was placed in another row. I asked to be seated next to both of my children, and was told that I had been given great seats, seats that I would normally have to have paid for. I said I didn't want better seats, I wanted to be seated next to my children. The person behind the desk said, "I'll page you later." He never did. On the plane I told the flight attendant that I really wanted and needed to be seated next to both of my children. Her answer - "You have to pay extra if you want to be guaranteed a seat next to someone." You read that right. In a SAS flight you have to pay extra to be seated next to your child. They appear to think it's acceptable for a child to spend 9 hours without being able to see or talk to his parent, a child who gets anxious during turbulence, and needs assistance with opening items during meals, and who wants to be close to his parent in an unfamiliar environment to feel safe. Luckily for us, a concerned passenger (who was appalled by the callous disregard of the flight attendant) switched seats with my son. Imagine that: a passenger has to do what the airline should have done without being asked. We provide the children's ages when booking the flight. The airline knows which passengers are children. This shouldn't be a problem. Another related problem was the quality of food. I was glad that I had packed food for my children, for it took the flight attendants nearly 2,5 hours to bring the evening meal and when it arrived, my children looked at the soggy, slimy vegetables and the overcooked meat and refused to eat it (so did I, btw). My advice to people is to think twice before booking a flight with SAS if they have children with them as nowhere do they mention that you have to pay to be seated next to your children, and as no sensible, feeling person would ever think that an airline would separate children from their parents it is something that parents can't prepare for. The eagerness of SAS to make money has reached a level of callousness that I believe is completely unmatched in the world of flying. As a native Swede, I find SAS to be an embarrassment and a disgrace. You can go after our money, but you can't go after our children to make that money. Shame on you.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChicago to Stockholm
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
7/10

"SAS did a solid job overall"

(United States)

Verified Review | Flew Chicago to Brussels via Copenhagen and Stockholm. SAS did a solid job overall on this trip in both directions. The long-haul planes were clean and spacious, the short-haul ones, clean and cramped. Check in at O'Hare was fast and easy, check in at Brussels-Zaventem was chaotic. The crews were efficient and friendly (if not exactly engaged and charming, like those on, say, Aer Lingus). The seats were fine, and the entertainment system offered an interesting range of new and classic movies and shows. It was very nice to have some local offerings (subtitled). As for the food and beverages, they were so-so. There was only one meal option. And it did seem miserly and even a little embarrassing to offer only one complimentary non-alcoholic drink-and to repeat that fact several times over the intercom. Should we take up a collection to help the company stave off bankruptcy? Water, coffee, and tea were available free the entire flight, at least. All in all, SAS seems to be doing a halfway decent job of splitting the difference between its former higher-quality self and its cheapo, barbones Nordic rivals like WOW and Norwegian. I would definitely fly SAS economy to Copenhagen or Stockholm again if either were my final destination. I am not sure that I would do so on a connecting flight: the huge, slow lines facing transiting passengers for security and then again for immigration in both Copenhagen and Stockholm (jostling with masses of people for an hour just to *leave* the Schengen zone?) frustrated me to no end. If you are connecting through either of those airports, make sure that you have multiple hours (3+) in between your flights. Don't listen to the lucky people who landed when things were calm and breezed through the obstacle course. You never know how many flights will have landed the same time as yours. These airports are simply not equipped to deal with any more than a few passengers at a time. CPH and ARN made me long for crazy but more prepared Reykjavik-Keflavik.
AircraftA340-300, A320, Canadair Regional Jet 900, A330-200
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChicago to Brussels via Copenhagen and Stockholm
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes