https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Scandinavian airline SAS is to cancel at least a thousand flights in April after the war in the Middle East sent fuel prices surging. https://www.thelocal.se/20260318/scandinavian-airline-sas-to-cancel-thousands-of-flights-after-fuel-prices-surge Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:43:18 +0100 scandinavian-airline-sas-to-cancel-thousands-of-flights-after-fuel-prices-surge A takeover of Scandinavian airline SAS, announced Friday, could bring more long distance routes to Copenhagen Airport, the airline’s new owners have said. https://www.thelocal.se/20250704/copenhagen-airport-could-get-more-long-distance-flights-after-sas-takeover Fri, 04 Jul 2025 17:14:34 +0200 copenhagen-airport-could-get-more-long-distance-flights-after-sas-takeover Flights with Scandinavian carrier SAS to Lebanon’s capital Beirut are to resume from June this year, the company has confirmed. https://www.thelocal.se/20250312/sas-to-resume-flights-from-copenhagen-and-stockholm-to-lebanese-capital-beirut Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:34:57 +0100 sas-to-resume-flights-from-copenhagen-and-stockholm-to-lebanese-capital-beirut SAS has announced three new domestic routes from Arlanda airport, as well as increasing departures on existing routes. https://www.thelocal.se/20241003/sas-to-launch-three-new-swedish-routes-from-january-next-year Thu, 03 Oct 2024 16:02:19 +0200 sas-to-launch-three-new-swedish-routes-from-january-next-year Scandinavian airline SAS is no longer undergoing a bankruptcy protection process which has overshadowed the company for two years. https://www.thelocal.se/20240828/airline-sas-announces-end-of-restructuring-and-leaves-bankruptcy-protection Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:16:10 +0200 airline-sas-announces-end-of-restructuring-and-leaves-bankruptcy-protection Scandinavia's SAS airline has announced it is moving to SkyTeam from the Star Alliance, with knock-on effects on routes, points and lounges for travellers from Sweden, Denmark and Norway. https://www.thelocal.se/20240408/explained-how-sass-decision-to-switch-airline-alliance-will-affect-travellers Mon, 08 Apr 2024 19:08:32 +0200 explained-how-sass-decision-to-switch-airline-alliance-will-affect-travellers Scandinavian airline SAS lost 2.3 billion Swedish kronor, around 1.5 billion Danish kroner, in the months November 2023-February 2024, including 500 million kroner in February alone. https://www.thelocal.se/20240326/scandinavian-airline-sas-loses-half-a-billion-kroner-in-one-month Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:22:41 +0100 scandinavian-airline-sas-loses-half-a-billion-kroner-in-one-month Airline SAS made a loss of 1.5 billion Swedish kronor, around 1 billion Danish kroner, between November 2023 and January 2024. https://www.thelocal.se/20240307/scandinavian-airline-sas-loses-1-5-billion-kronor-in-first-quarter-of-2024 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:24:10 +0100 scandinavian-airline-sas-loses-1-5-billion-kronor-in-first-quarter-of-2024 Air France-KLM is set to buy a stake of almost 20 percent of Scandinavian Airlines after the airline launched a search for investors to help it exit bankruptcy protection. https://www.thelocal.se/20231004/air-france-klm-to-buy-almost-one-fifth-of-sas Wed, 04 Oct 2023 07:58:41 +0200 air-france-klm-to-buy-almost-one-fifth-of-sas The European Court of Justice has ruled that Scandinavian airline SAS did not receive illegal state backing from Denmark and Sweden during Covid-19 lockdown, in a case initiated by rival company Ryanair. https://www.thelocal.se/20230928/sas-wins-case-against-ryanair-over-danish-and-swedish-covid-support Thu, 28 Sep 2023 13:35:14 +0200 sas-wins-case-against-ryanair-over-danish-and-swedish-covid-support Scandinavian airline SAS posted a profit in its monthly result for June, the first time the company has earned more than its costs since late 2019. https://www.thelocal.se/20230726/airline-sas-posts-profit-after-years-of-loss-making Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:21:33 +0200 airline-sas-posts-profit-after-years-of-loss-making Shares in Scandinavia's troubled SAS airline, which has filed for bankruptcy in the US, fell around 30 percent on Wednesday after media reports that it could be delisted from the stock exchange. https://www.thelocal.se/20230412/scandinavias-sas-airline-shares-tumble-amid-reports-of-delisting Wed, 12 Apr 2023 14:33:30 +0200 scandinavias-sas-airline-shares-tumble-amid-reports-of-delisting Economic headwinds are continuing for Scandinavian airline SAS, which has posted a loss of 2.7 billion Swedish kronor for the first quarter of this year. https://www.thelocal.se/20230224/weak-numbers-scandinavian-airline-sas-files-loss-in-latest-result Fri, 24 Feb 2023 12:51:00 +0100 weak-numbers-scandinavian-airline-sas-files-loss-in-latest-result Several companies are to take SAS to court on behalf of passengers who say the airline owes them money. https://www.thelocal.se/20230220/airline-sas-taken-to-court-over-passenger-compensation-delays Mon, 20 Feb 2023 12:46:01 +0100 airline-sas-taken-to-court-over-passenger-compensation-delays Several customers with Scandinavian airline SAS were late on Tuesday able to see personal information that did not belong to them after a cyberattack which froze the company’s website. https://www.thelocal.se/20230215/it-breach-at-airline-sas-gives-passengers-access-to-each-others-payment-information Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:47:24 +0100 it-breach-at-airline-sas-gives-passengers-access-to-each-others-payment-information Scandinavia's SAS airline has announced a new connection between Sweden's second city, Gothenburg, and New York city, taking advantage of its new long range jet. https://www.thelocal.se/20221221/sas-airline-launches-direct-flights-from-gothenburg-to-new-york Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:11:43 +0100 sas-airline-launches-direct-flights-from-gothenburg-to-new-york Troubled Scandinavian airline SAS, which has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, reported deeper losses in the fourth quarter on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20221130/crisis-stricken-airline-sas-records-heavy-losses Wed, 30 Nov 2022 12:20:43 +0100 crisis-stricken-airline-sas-records-heavy-losses Despite a number of economic challenges, airline SAS has announced an agreement with a Swedish company that will enable it to purchase electric aircraft and add them to its fleet.  https://www.thelocal.se/20220916/scandinavian-airline-sas-plans-to-launch-electric-planes-in-2028 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 16:37:26 +0200 scandinavian-airline-sas-plans-to-launch-electric-planes-in-2028 Ailing Scandinavian carrier SAS, which filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States in July, widened its losses in the third quarter after a pilot strike, the company said Friday. https://www.thelocal.se/20220826/pilots-strike-contribute-to-heavy-losses-for-sas Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:58:34 +0200 pilots-strike-contribute-to-heavy-losses-for-sas Scandinavia's SAS airline has cancelled 1,700 flights in September and October as a result of continuing staffing problems, the Danish travel trade newspaper Check-in has reported. https://www.thelocal.se/20220819/sas-cancels-1700-flights-in-september-and-october Fri, 19 Aug 2022 10:52:23 +0200 sas-cancels-1700-flights-in-september-and-october