No more paper newspaper - Everything via App
Feb 14, 2015, 12:37 pm
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No more paper newspaper - Everything via App
Dear all,
Today on the Norwegian Newspaper, it was stated that from 01.03.2015, there will be no more paper newspaper on SAS. All the newspaper will be available on apps. I was wondering if they updated the windows phone app or made a Windows 8.1 App?
Many thanks,
SB
Today on the Norwegian Newspaper, it was stated that from 01.03.2015, there will be no more paper newspaper on SAS. All the newspaper will be available on apps. I was wondering if they updated the windows phone app or made a Windows 8.1 App?
Many thanks,
SB
Feb 14, 2015, 1:26 pm
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Dear all,
Today on the Norwegian Newspaper, it was stated that from 01.03.2015, there will be no more paper newspaper on SAS. All the newspaper will be available on apps. I was wondering if they updated the windows phone app or made a Windows 8.1 App?
Many thanks,
SB
Today on the Norwegian Newspaper, it was stated that from 01.03.2015, there will be no more paper newspaper on SAS. All the newspaper will be available on apps. I was wondering if they updated the windows phone app or made a Windows 8.1 App?
Many thanks,
SB
Feb 15, 2015, 6:32 am
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Unless the App is going to provide a new selection over the traditional hard copy offering of course, or for the occasional Scandinavian person living abroad with no access to the EU App stores.
SAS still lives in a day and age where everyone that gets on a plane at Arlanda speaks Swedish.
Feb 15, 2015, 8:17 am
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It is however very strange that they only have Børsen in Danish, which is a very niche title. They should at least try to get Berlingske in, as they have always had it on board. From Danish-perspective this is quite premature.
There are several titles in Norwegian and Swedish, but it is hard for me to say how they compare to the current printed offer.
Feb 15, 2015, 8:36 am
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I don't remember when that age was that everyone that got on a plane at Arlanda spoke Swedish.
Getting the FT and Newsweek on the app for free is better than what I've been getting at the gate when flying intra-Europe on SK from ARN.
Feb 15, 2015, 10:29 am
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While I don't often complement LH, I am still surprised that it was never a problem to find a newspaper in English while flying within Austria and Germany. Despite Scandinavians being very proficient in English, I am amazed that the concept of English newspapers never took hold at SAS.
Then again, the quality of journalism is to the point where it might be best to just skip the newspapers altogether...especially as EB members get free WiFi
Feb 15, 2015, 11:22 pm
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I don't remember when that age was that everyone that got on a plane at Arlanda spoke Swedish.
Feb 16, 2015, 3:22 am
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But is that thing about the FA's really surprising? I would sort of expect that, especially given the historical customer-encountering experiences of older FAs on most intra-Scandinavia flights (with the exception of some such routes) and given the backgrounds of the younger FAs.
Feb 18, 2015, 4:04 am
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I bet they got this brilliant idea after many requests to do so at MySASIdea. And it's great. It saves a lot of recycled trees, it takes away the last line of defense for the cabin crews to hinder all those eerie passengers to enter the plane (via the new paper trolley) and it makes us even more dependent on idiotic gadgets and wifi. I think they already should have done this in the 1980s when they were still a leading airline, just to stay ahead of the competition.
Or retarded Swedish. It's also referred to as Norwegian / Danish. 
Feb 18, 2015, 10:05 am
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As the paper industry is quite large in Sweden, the government should push SAS to distribute more newspapers...preferably made from Swedish trees. Sadly that industry is going the way of the dinosaurs...although one could argue that SAS is already on that path
Feb 19, 2015, 12:11 am
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For what I've been told for many years, newspapers are printed on recycled paper anyway. And as long as we don't develop better telepathic skills or as long as we aren't getting cyborg like memory chip implants we probably will keep a certain need for paper anyway. I do, at least, as I will remain the last dinosaur to read printed books, printed mags and printed newspapers. I strongly dislike reading on e-readers, tablets and small telephone screens.
I also like to make notes on paper by the way...
