SAS
and Singapore Airlines will be cooperating on flights between
Scandinavia and Singapore from February 1st. During the summer of
2012, the CEOs of the two companies signed a joint venture agreement,
which includes, among other things, the coordination of timetables
and joint sales activities. The regulatory authorities have since
then approved this joint venture.
"We
are very pleased that we are now able to take the next step in our
cooperation together with Singapore Airlines. We look forward to
offer our customers more and better options to reach parts of Asia
and Australia/New Zealand from all of Scandinavia," says Joakim
Landholm, Executive Vice President Commercial at SAS.Star Alliance partner Singapore Airlines currently flies between Copenhagen and Singapore three times a week. As part of the new joint venture, the timetable will be adjusted to create better and faster connections, both inCopenhagenand inSingapore. From 31 March 2013, the number of departures between the two hubs will be increased to five a week and, depending on future market trends, the joint venture may be expanded with additional flights and destinations in Scandinavia.
SAS and Singapore Airlines have been codesharing since December 2010 on a number of flights in Asia and Northern Europe. The codeshare partnership is now being expanded to include additional key destinations in Northern Europe and Asia.
