Musical Instruments
SAS introduces a new baggage concept for sale on/after 01JUL10 for travel on/after 01OCT10.

 

 

Sporting equipment, musical instruments and other special baggage are included in the free baggage allowance. When exceeding the free baggage allowance, charges are the same as for regular extra baggage, depending on weight and dimension.    
	
Definition 	Musical instruments (e.g. guitar, drums)
Packaging 	Suitable packaging required
Prior request (SSR)   	Not required at time of reservation.
Note: Double bass/contrabass is not accepted for transportation on B737-600, F50 and CRJ900.

    * Musical instruments may be carried as hand luggage as long as they are within the maximum cabin baggage limits
    * Musical instruments are excluded from the maximum weight baggage allowance of 32 kg / item, unless the item can be split or repacked
    * A cello can be carried in the cabin provided a charge for extra seat is paid.
      Seat must be requested at time of reservation.

Extra seat beside for oversized passenger or personal comfort
For passengers who needs an extra seat beside due to physical dimensions or personal comfort (EXST), an extra seat is provided on all SAS flights.
During take-off and landing passenger must be buckled up in a chair in an upright position.
Manual check-in required. 
 
Exception

Airbus A330/A340 where armrests cannot be removed.
Charge

The charge for the extra seat will be the fare, which would be charged to a passenger occupying such seat for the applicable journey at the time of booking and payment.
Passenger taxes, service charges, security charges, fuel and insurance charges applicable to departing passengers are exempted, but value added taxes, like the Swedish domestic XS tax and the Norwegian domestic NV tax must be collected on the document issued.
Ticketing

The charge for the extra seat must be entered as Q-surcharge in the Fare Calculation of the passenger ticket. Only one ticket to be issued. 
In the Fare Basis box, enter the applicable Fare Basis code, including the Fare and Passenger Type
code EX. 
Amadeus

Reservation:
Entry: NM2SMITH/B MRS (IDEXST) /EXST
SS2C1 ………or
SSSK9581C10SEP OSLMAD 2
SR*EXST-OVERSIZED PSGR NEEDS TWO SEATS SIDE BY SIDE

Ticketing:
Example of a specific segment:
TTI/COSL SK MAD Q1049.30 1049.30NUC2098.60END ROE 7.476407
TTI/F15690/XNOK87ZN/X44YR
TTI/BCOW  EX

Entry for more than one person with the same name:
NM2SMITH/B MRS (IDEXST) /EXST 1SMITH/TED MR
Galileo

Reservation:
Name entry: N.2SMITH/B MRS/EXST
Sell entry: N2M3 or
Direct Sell entry: 0SK903M23NOVARNEWRNN2
SSR entry: SI.EXST*OVERSIZED PSGR NEEDS TWO SEATS SEATS SIDE BY SIDE

Fare Quote entry: FQP1/CSK

Change the quoted fare to include the surcharge for the extra seat. Display the fare as a fare build and change the fare in the fare box to include the charge for the extra seat. Specify the surcharge in the fare construction as a Q surcharge.

1. Display fare build: *FBI (filed fare number 1)
2. Change the fare: FBUFARE/SEK12000
(Example: 6000 + 6000 = the total base fare for both seats at fare basis MLXAP3M)
3. Change the fare basis: FBUFB/MLXAP3MEX
4. Change the total: FBUTTL/ (enter)
The system will calculate the total automatically to include all taxes.
5. Change the fare construction:
FBUFC/STO SK(AT)NYC R314.87MLXAP3MEX SK(AT)STO R336.58MLWAP3MEX Q 651.45 NUC 1302.90END ROE9.210115 XF 28 EWR3
Sabre

Reservation:
Extra seat for oversized passenger
Entry: -2SMITH/BRITT MRS/EXST
02M3 ...OR
3EXST/OVERSIZED PSGR NEEDS TWO SEATS SEATS SIDE BY SIDE-1.1

Ticketing:
Entry: #ED EXTS OVERSIZED PSGR NEEDS TWO SEATS
FOR SURCHARGE: PHASR IV
W# I #CSTO SK X/CPH SK NYC Q... 
Worldspan

PNR entries:
-SMITH/B MRS/EXST
0SK581M10SEPARNMADNN2
3SAN1.1EXST OVERSIZED PSGR NEEDS TWO SEATS SEATS SIDE BY SIDE