SAS to start Copenhagen flights

Dubai: Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the multi-national airline for Denmark, Norway and Sweden and the leading carrier in Scandinavia, will launch a thrice-weekly, non-stop flight from Dubai to the Danish capital Copenhagen from November 1.

The service - the first to directly link the UAE with Scandinavia - will operate until the end of March next year.

"Travel between Scandinavia and Dubai is growing by about 20 per cent annually and there are over 300 Danish, Swedish and Norwegian companies operating in the emirate, most of which are SAS' most important corporate customers," said Per Moller Jensen, head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, SAS.

"Aside from the business tourism market, Dubai is also becoming an increasingly popular leisure destination for Nordic travellers looking for long-weekend breaks and golfing holidays and this new service is one step towards meeting this growing demand. We also anticipate there will be strong traffic flying via Dubai to other GCC countries, as well as India, Pakistan and Iran.

The flight to Copenhagen can accommodate 46 passengers in SAS Business Class, 28 in Economy Extra and 171 in Economy Class.

Flight SK962 will depart Dubai at 10am every Monday, Thursday and Sunday arriving in Copenhagen at 13.15 local time. The return service SK 961 will take off at 21.05pm every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday arriving at Dubai at 6.35pm the following day.