Does SAS do much for inaugural flights?
Mar 31, 2016, 8:55 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2016
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how was the equipment and service on the flight
SInce it is actually a very small plane for the trip... I would love to know how the actual flying experience was. Were the seats comfortable etc? ... was the food edible? were the flight attendants attentive etc?
Apr 12, 2016, 9:37 am
#19
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Yes it does. Most of us regard an airplane as an uncomfortable flying bus that gets us from point A to point B as quickly as possible. If you want celebrations, go on an inaugural cruise and you might not even get it with that - you will just get an unfinished trip.
Apr 13, 2016, 12:08 am
#21
Join Date: Feb 2004
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I strongly doubt SAS would just open a new route, because they have a spare plane. It's pretty expensive to open a new route to a new airport where you aren't present already. That is properly also the reason why the Privatair plane has spend the winter flying CPH-EWR on the evening rotation.
The Privatair plane could easily have been refitted to fly Europa rotations when they changed the seat configuration recently, but SAS decided to keep it in a long haul configuration.
The Privatair plane could easily have been refitted to fly Europa rotations when they changed the seat configuration recently, but SAS decided to keep it in a long haul configuration.
Apr 13, 2016, 1:42 pm
#22
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Well... SK901/902 is normally Summer only, but with the spare 737 long haul version SK put in on the winter rotation. I can understand the idea that SK would like to test new (shorter!) long haul routes with the private air 737. It makes good sense to some degree - but when there is no plans to upgrade anytime soon then it to me clearly is just placing a plane somewhere
The theory of placing the bird somewhere doesn't really fly with me. It's still cheaper to leave a bird on the ground than using it on a route which are loosing money. When it's on the ground you don't need to pay fuel, hotel accommodation for the crew, Airport passenger fees, etc. You more or less only needs to pay leasing fee and crew base costs, which on older birds like the privat air isn't high. The load factor has to be above 50% or higher before a flight covers it's own cost.
If it's really a question of placing the bird somewhere, they could have made better use of it replacing some of the crew less Cimber birds and avoid some of the cancellations. The privat air birs was build for short haul and later refitted with additional fuel tanks etc. to accommodate long haul flights.
Sep 18, 2016, 7:20 pm
#23
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Inaugural MIA-CPH
Hello! booked on the 1st ever MIA-CPH flight! Amazing $99 fare and bid for upgrade to plus for $215 (fingers crossed).
How is the service on SAS with the new A330s?
Does SAS do anything special for inaugural flights?
Anyone else going?!
Thanks!
How is the service on SAS with the new A330s?
Does SAS do anything special for inaugural flights?
Anyone else going?!
Thanks!
Sep 19, 2016, 8:53 am
#24
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