SAS Scandinavian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines or SAS, formerly Scandinavian Airlines System, is a consortium based
in the three Scandinavian countries Denmark, Norway and Sweden. SAS Group, which runs
the consortium, is owned by half of the three countries (17.9 percent by Sweden, 11.9 percent
by Norway and 14.3 percent by Denmark) and the remainder by private investors, including the
Wallenberg sphere. It was formed through a merger of several airlines from Sweden, Norway
and Denmark. The consortium’s operations consist of domestic, European and intercontinental
traffic. SAS has bases in five Scandinavian cities: Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stavanger
and Trondheim. Intercontinental traffic is based on Stockholm, Oslo and Copenhagen. Some
traffic takes place through the subsidiary Scandinavian Airlines Ireland. The Group’s head
office has since 2014 been based in Frösundavik, Solna.
Fleet Size : 158
Destinations : 136
Iata Code : SK
Icao Code : SAS
Prefix : 117
