Monday Was Last Bangkok Flight For S A S

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Monday was last Bangkok flight for SAS
BY ANDERS HOLM NIELSEN

BANGKOK: -- Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) halted its flights to Bangkok yesterday, ending 64 years of service linking the Nordic countries and Thailand. SAS started to fly to Bangkok back to 1949, one of the first European carriers to serve the Thai capital.

In its heydays, in the middle of the 2000s, SAS was operating up to two daily flights during the winter season, linking Bangkok to both Copenhagen and Stockholm.

Despite excellent load factors, the route has been at constant losses due to the airline’s high cost structures. The SAS management made then the decision to stop serving Southeast Asia.

Effective as of yesterday, Scandinavian Airlines and Thai Airways International are expanding their present code-share agreement to also cover Stockholm – Bangkok vv, Oslo – Bangkok vv and Copenhagen – Bangkok and return. This comes in addition to the present code-share destinations on Thai’s regional destinations in Asia and SAS’ Scandinavian and European destinations.

“We are very pleased that we are now able to take the next step in our cooperation together with Thai Airways. Bangkok and Thailand is a very important destination both for Scandinavian business and leisure travelers. We now look forward to offer our customers more and better options to reach Bangkok from all of Scandinavia,” declared Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO, SAS.

Thai Airways International offers daily services to Copenhagen and Stockholm as well as five weekly flights to Oslo. From July 1 to Aug 18, the Thai carrier will add two additional flights per week on Bangkok-Copenhagen.

The reduction in service between Thailand and Scandinavia will not last for too long. Scandinavian budget carrier Norwegian indeed moving into the seat left vacant by SAS Oslo – Bangkok three times a week.

From June 20, Norwegian will fly three times a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, between Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) and Bangkok . Starting June 23, Norwegian will fly thrice a week, on Monday, Wednesdays and Saturdays, between Oslo International Airport in Gardermoen (OSL) to Bangkok (BKK).

Source: http://scandasia.com/monday-was-last-bangkok-flight-for-sas/

-- ScandAsia 2013-04-09

[Redhawk]

Sorry to see SAS go on this connection, I flew with them several years for up to six to seven times a years, HAM-COP/STO-BKK and return also sometimes to Singapore, I earned my first Gold Membership Card with them, they were always reliable. Sad to see that this is due to bad management and gov tax related issues because they had actually a load factor on this connection. Remembering a lot of funny flights!

[RefinedGentleman]

I'm still amazed that SAS managed to avoid bankruptcy.

[Yahooka]

Im amazed that despite the spiraling costs in the company,that they still can not get a revenue on the ever increasing Scandinavian turist-market that travels to the far east.

Very sad and it doesn`t look good for their future.

[remiss]

Good. Apart from KLMs small seats and aeroflot SAS long-haul ranks on the bottom of my list.

[Locationthailand]

I think this will not be the last.

[Cynical]

Such fond memories flying SAS on visa runs to Singapore. One of the last carriers to allow smokers and one of the best for an abundance of alcohol. You're already missed.

[biplanebluey]

Such fond memories flying SAS on visa runs to Singapore. One of the last carriers to allow smokers and one of the best for an abundance of alcohol. You're already missed.

Beer and smokes in air-----fond memories-----is that it ?????????

[Yahooka]

Such fond memories flying SAS on visa runs to Singapore. One of the last carriers to allow smokers and one of the best for an abundance of alcohol. You're already missed.

Beer and smokes in air-----fond memories-----is that it ?????????

Is there anything else that matters ??

[rotary]

The toilets or what happens in them matters......ha ha

[tuky]

One of the most enjoyable flights I have ever had was Stockholm to Bangkok in the early 2000s.

First class, sitting next to some old Swedish guy who decided to give me a lesson on wines and cheeses.

We went through the whole wine list and tried all the cheese 1st class had available. I learned a lot of that flight.

I will also never forget the look on my ex-wifes face as I met her at DM, after all that wine I was finding it hard to walk in a straight line (as was the old guy) her face said "Oh not again" hehehe.