Article from BTNews 9 DECEMBER 2019
SAS reveals routes for A350
Another new Airbus A350-900 takes to the skies in a few weeks with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) introducing the first of eight of the aircraft it has on order to its Copenhagen – Chicago route on 28 January.
Powered by the Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine, the 300-seat first in the fleet, Ingegerd Viking, will have a three-class layout with 40 seats in Business Class, 32 in Premium Economy and 228 in Economy.
President and CEO Rickard Gustafson announced earlier this year SAS planned to fly to North America and Asia destinations including Beijing, New York, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and San Francisco during the first 12 months of operating the A350.
Meanwhile, SAS says the first Airbus A321LR of three on order will enter commercial service next September, initially between Copenhagen and Boston, where it will enable the company to operate the route as a high-frequency year-round service.
“New routes will gradually be communicated later in 2020. The aircraft has enough range to reach northeast US, but it can also reach destinations in Canada, the Middle East and India from Scandinavia,” the carrier added.
The 157-seat narrowbody will also have three classes, in keeping with the rest of the long-haul fleet, with 22 seats in Business Class, 12 in SAS Plus class and 123 in the SAS Go cabin.
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