Originally Posted by FlyingMoose

Sure, SK will need to update and improve their Nordic routing schedule in order to facilitate the new route. Something they failed horribly at SVG-IAH and which contributed to its demise, by not being able to connect from a very large number of cities before the flight left. The only ARN-SVG flight each day was operated after the SVG-IAH departure making the very unique flight a useless one for those passengers.



People have different preferences, you can get to LAX directly from any major city in Europe and there are dozens of subjective preferences for choosing an airline and flight there.

Your argument with the Norwegian cities listed, doesn't add up. Each of them can be booked on the SK website with a same-day connection in ARN.

06:10 - 07:05 SK335 Trondheim - Oslo
07:45 - 08:45 SK482 Oslo - Stockholm, Arlanda (Terminal 5)
09:55 - 12:15 SK939 Stockholm, Arlanda (Terminal 5) - Los Angeles (Terminal B)

06:10 - 07:00 SK236 Bergen - Oslo
07:45 - 08:45 SK482 Oslo - Stockholm, Arlanda (Terminal 5)
09:55 - 12:15 SK939 Stockholm, Arlanda (Terminal 5) - Los Angeles (Terminal B)

06:15 - 07:05 SK4002 Stavanger - Oslo
07:45 - 08:45 SK482 Oslo - Stockholm, Arlanda (Terminal 5)
09:55 - 12:15 SK939 Stockholm, Arlanda (Terminal 5) - Los Angeles (Terminal B)

etc..

I'm also confident that in case of delays or cancellations, SK will have an easier time getting you back to remote Norwegian cities than KL or alternatives. I'm also certain that this route will be very successful in the same way the success of the CPH-SFO route was highly predictable. The US west-coast is highly underserved from Scandinavia and I'd be more worried about SK having a harder time filling flights to hubs like ORD than to these locations.