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SAS to reopen routes to US and Europe

Old May 27, 2020, 5:22 am
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SAS to reopen routes to US and Europe

Se from press release here:

From 1 June
ARN-SFT Stockholm - Skelefteå

From 2 June
CPH-AAR Copenhagen - Aarhus

From 8 June
CPH-AMS Copenhagen - Amsterdam
CPH-BGO Copenhagen - Bergen
CPH-SVG Copenhagen - Stavanger
SVG-ABZ Stavanger - Aberdeen

ARN-HEL Stockholm - Helsinki
ARN-TKU Stockholm - Turku

ARN-MMX Stockholm - Malmö
ARN-KLR Stockholm - Kalmar

From 10 June
CPH-EWR Copenhagen - New York
CPH-ORD Copenhagen - Chicago


From 15 June
ARN-AGH Stockholm - Ängelholm

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Old May 27, 2020, 5:31 am
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Originally Posted by herro
Se from press release here:From 1 June
ARN-SFT Stockholm - Stockholm

From 2 June
CPH-AAR Copenhagen - Aarhus

From 8 June
CPH-AMS Copenhagen - Amsterdam
CPH-BGO Copenhagen - Bergen
CPH-SVG Copenhagen - Stavanger
SVG-ABZ Stavanger - Aberdeen

ARN-HEL Stockholm - Helsinki
ARN-TKU Stockholm - Turku

ARN-MMX Stockholm - Malmö
ARN-KLR Stockholm - Kalmar

From 10 June
CPH-EWR Copenhagen - New York
CPH-ORD Copenhagen - Chicago


From 15 June
ARN-AGH Stockholm - Ängelholm
Regarding the EWR and ORD routes -- was there any hint that US will drop the "Schengen Ban" by mid-June? I suspect it wouldn't make much sense to operate these routes otherwise. Thanks!
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Old May 27, 2020, 5:57 am
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ARN-LHR has been operating for a couple of weeks now though only once daily.
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Old May 27, 2020, 7:24 am
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Glad to see EWR and ORD to be the first back.
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Old May 27, 2020, 8:14 am
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Doubling the flights flying, from 15 to 30.

https://ekstrabladet.dk/nyheder/erhv...aabner/8139019

Added: The US appears to be
CPH-ORD Thu Sun ORD-CPH Fri Mon
CPH-EWR Wed Sat EWR-CPH Thu Sun

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Old May 27, 2020, 8:52 am
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Understand Berlin TXL will be dropped now. sadly.
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Old May 27, 2020, 2:28 pm
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Also curious if this implies the EU ban will be lifted by mid-June.
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Old May 27, 2020, 5:44 pm
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Originally Posted by nussle
Understand Berlin TXL will be dropped now. sadly.
Well TXL is closing on June 15th, so everyone will be dropping it. Brandenburg scheuled to open October 31st (let´s see). Meanwhile only Schôonefeld will remain open for business.
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Originally Posted by view
Well TXL is closing on June 15th, so everyone will be dropping it. Brandenburg scheuled to open October 31st (let´s see). Meanwhile only Schôonefeld will remain open for business.
I have a ticket to TXL anyway after that date, so I guess this is fairly new news. I looked on their web site for txl and nothing.

Anyway, great to see the world reopens...

Aberdeen via stavanger, I guess if you want to go aberdeen from ARN you will have to go via copenhaven or perhaps a flight from ARN will appear.

Happy days.
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Old May 28, 2020, 3:04 am
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Regarding the EWR and ORD routes -- was there any hint that US will drop the "Schengen Ban" by mid-June? I suspect it wouldn't make much sense to operate these routes otherwise. Thanks!
No chance!
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Old May 28, 2020, 5:48 am
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So why plan those flights, then? LH and LX schedules have these as well.
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Old May 28, 2020, 7:24 am
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Originally Posted by warakorn
No chance!
I wouldn't say "no chance".
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-sugge...ogress-1506707

What about the corollary - EU/Schengen countries' own entry restrictions? Are they expected to be extended again after 15 June or not? It seems that would impact traffic as well, obviously.
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Old May 28, 2020, 7:28 am
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Originally Posted by 84fiero
I wouldn't say "no chance".
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-sugge...ogress-1506707

What about the corollary - EU/Schengen countries' own entry restrictions? Are they expected to be extended again after 15 June or not? It seems that would impact traffic as well, obviously.
Thanks for the link — so much better than definitives based on personal beliefs :-).
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Old May 28, 2020, 7:58 am
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Even though the US doesn't allow everyone, there is an extensive exemption in place. I.e. if you are US citizen, immediate family, LPR, or employee of a company in the US (E-1) you can still travel between the US and Europe even today. Plus the freight prices to/from US are super high right now which in itself will pay for the operation, pax revenue is just added bonus.

https://www.iatatravelcentre.com/int...1580226297.htm


United States
Published 27.05.2020
1. Passengers who have transited or have been in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (People's Rep.), Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or in the United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe), in the past 14 days are not allowed to enter the USA.
-This does not apply to:
- nationals and permanent residents of the USA;
- spouses of nationals and of permanent residents of the USA;
- parents/legal guardians of an unmarried and younger than 21 years national or permanent resident of the USA;
- the unmarried and younger than 21 years brother or sister of a national or permanent resident of the USA, who is unmarried and younger than 21 years;
- the child/foster child/ward of a national or permanent resident of the USA;
- passengers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, D, E-1(as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
- members of the U.S. Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the U.S. Armed Forces;
- passengers with evidence of traveling at the invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
- passengers with documents issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, or U.S. Department of State indicating that the passenger is exempt from the restriction;
- B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember actives.
2. Passengers who have been in one of the countries listed in bullet number 1 in the past 14 days but are exempt from the restriction to enter the USA, must arrive at one of the following airports: Atlanta (ATL), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Dallas, (DFW), Detroit (DTW), Ft. Lauderdale (FLL), Honolulu (HNL), Housten (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK or EWR), San Francisco (SFO), Seattle (SEA) and Washington (IAD).
3. Passengers who have been in Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China (People's Rep.), Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland (Rep.), Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland or United Kingdom (excluding overseas territories outside of Europe) in the past 14 days but are exempt from the restriction to enter the USA, must self-quarantine for 14 days once they reach their final destination.
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Old May 28, 2020, 9:04 am
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The real problem is the 14 day self quarantine upon arrival in the US (if you are coming from the EU). Granted that it is hard to enforce, but it limits many practical reasons for flying to the US right now unless you are returning home.
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