Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Was last year. But let's say the benchmark is this month in this year, not last year.
SAS is increasingly the CPH-first-airline with ARN and OSL being to SK what MSP is to DL. CPH is SK's version of DL's JFK, ATL, SEA and LAX rolled up into one.
At least the A321LRs should help SK to keep ARN and OSL with more long-haul service than SK would otherwise provide them. But that doesn't mean SK is going to double down on MIA-bound ARN and OSL capacity anytime soon and do so for any longer-term purpose. CPH is the center of SK's world, and it shows with the MIA-bound service too.
Due to changes in seasons, you need to compare with the same month the year before. Anything else will be comparing apples to bananas. Beside that. CPH has always been the main hub for SK long haul. I can still remember the time when there were no SK long haul flights out of ARN and OSL at all.
ARN and OSL have gotten a bump in long haul within the last 10 years, at a time where CPH raised their fees more than OSL and ARN. Now it's going the other way where SE is adding taxes, the NO government have sold their shares in SK, and both OSL and ARN are raising their fees more than CPH. So to me it's natural that SK moves long haul to CPH, as this airport is better positiones for TATL flights, specially if you connect from Europa.