From www.scandinavian.net

Published 08 October 2001 at 09:44

Regarding Scandinavian Airlines flight SK 686

Scandinavian Airlines regrets to confirm that one of its aircraft; an MD-87 with flight number SK 686 from Milano/Linate, Italy to Copenhagen, Denmark was involved in an accident at around 08.15 hrs local time today.

SK 686 is an SAS flight, and is not a code- share flight.

Although no further details of the accident are available at the moment we estimate that there are approx. 104 passengers and 6 crew onboard.

SAS is doing everything possible to help passengers and to assist Italian authorities at this time. A special phone number for next-of-kin will be released as soon as possible.

The media information center can be contacted at the following number: +46 8 797 29 44.

SAS CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS