Are there any lounges open in the Nordics (airline + contract)?
Aug 25, 2020, 6:36 am
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SK announced on Facebook that the Gold lounge in Copenhagen and Stockholm, and the domestic lounge in Oslo will open early September (no specific date mentioned)
Aug 25, 2020, 8:00 am
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The dates are the following:
- Stockholm-Arlanda: The Gold Lounge, opening 01 September 2020
- Copenhagen-Kastrup: The Gold Lounge, opening 05 September 2020
- Oslo-Gardermoen: The Domestic Lounge, opening 05 September 2020
There will be a limited service of pre packed food and light buffet. No alcohol is served.
Also Fast Track will open in Stockholm and Göteborg as of September 1st. Copenhagen will follow mid September.
I am sure everyone will be impressed...
Aug 26, 2020, 12:14 pm
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Aug 27, 2020, 6:05 am
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Aug 27, 2020, 6:10 am
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Aug 27, 2020, 8:46 am
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SAS was never known for its generosity where alcohol was concerned, so while I may be annoyed im just glad the lounges are open again. I can have a orange juice and sit somewhere quiet.
If I wanted luxury, good service and nice wine SAS would not be my choice of airline. But, they are mostly ok and its good to get back the lounge.
If I wanted luxury, good service and nice wine SAS would not be my choice of airline. But, they are mostly ok and its good to get back the lounge.
Aug 31, 2020, 1:45 am
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As I wrote in the other thread, at CPH, only 3rd party lounges are open. The other day I used the Aviator (Apartment side) lounge and offerings were not too bad, reduced food offerings, but drinks were quite normal. The lounge also did not get too busy.
The SAS lounge was still closed as of yesterday.
As for onboard service, hopefully someone here can enlighten me. I was flying in SAS Plus - and as expected, nada service.
However what I did notice on both my flights, the flights were still loaded with catering and planes were still being catered on the ground. They were looking at it, catered with the usual items - I saw one up close when I was waiting to use the toilet, catered with drinks, lemons, ice, etc...
So I am curious, why are flights still being catered if this is a cost cutting measure (certainly in my books nothing to do with the safety of both crew and pax)?
Furthermore on my flight back to AMS, I noticed immediately after the seat belt sign went off, the crew took both the catering cart and box and hid behind the curtain with them and started taking out drinks, etc - for sure they were drink the water (as it was placed just at the point where the curtain was not closed. I am quite sure that they were also eating.
Cheers!
The SAS lounge was still closed as of yesterday.
As for onboard service, hopefully someone here can enlighten me. I was flying in SAS Plus - and as expected, nada service.
However what I did notice on both my flights, the flights were still loaded with catering and planes were still being catered on the ground. They were looking at it, catered with the usual items - I saw one up close when I was waiting to use the toilet, catered with drinks, lemons, ice, etc...
So I am curious, why are flights still being catered if this is a cost cutting measure (certainly in my books nothing to do with the safety of both crew and pax)?
Furthermore on my flight back to AMS, I noticed immediately after the seat belt sign went off, the crew took both the catering cart and box and hid behind the curtain with them and started taking out drinks, etc - for sure they were drink the water (as it was placed just at the point where the curtain was not closed. I am quite sure that they were also eating.
Cheers!
Aug 31, 2020, 3:51 am
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As I wrote in the other thread, at CPH, only 3rd party lounges are open. The other day I used the Aviator (Apartment side) lounge and offerings were not too bad, reduced food offerings, but drinks were quite normal. The lounge also did not get too busy.
The SAS lounge was still closed as of yesterday.
As for onboard service, hopefully someone here can enlighten me. I was flying in SAS Plus - and as expected, nada service.
However what I did notice on both my flights, the flights were still loaded with catering and planes were still being catered on the ground. They were looking at it, catered with the usual items - I saw one up close when I was waiting to use the toilet, catered with drinks, lemons, ice, etc...
So I am curious, why are flights still being catered if this is a cost cutting measure (certainly in my books nothing to do with the safety of both crew and pax)?
Furthermore on my flight back to AMS, I noticed immediately after the seat belt sign went off, the crew took both the catering cart and box and hid behind the curtain with them and started taking out drinks, etc - for sure they were drink the water (as it was placed just at the point where the curtain was not closed. I am quite sure that they were also eating.
Cheers!
The SAS lounge was still closed as of yesterday.
As for onboard service, hopefully someone here can enlighten me. I was flying in SAS Plus - and as expected, nada service.
However what I did notice on both my flights, the flights were still loaded with catering and planes were still being catered on the ground. They were looking at it, catered with the usual items - I saw one up close when I was waiting to use the toilet, catered with drinks, lemons, ice, etc...
So I am curious, why are flights still being catered if this is a cost cutting measure (certainly in my books nothing to do with the safety of both crew and pax)?
Furthermore on my flight back to AMS, I noticed immediately after the seat belt sign went off, the crew took both the catering cart and box and hid behind the curtain with them and started taking out drinks, etc - for sure they were drink the water (as it was placed just at the point where the curtain was not closed. I am quite sure that they were also eating.
Cheers!
Aug 31, 2020, 5:07 am
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Crews get their meals delivered into the aircraft as they can't take a lunch break during work to go for lunch in the canteen.... the meals are charged to the crew wage account though (and deducted from the per diem). The only way you can do this is by loading everything in a cart and delivering it to the aircraft.
Aug 31, 2020, 12:26 pm
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Crews get their meals delivered into the aircraft as they can't take a lunch break during work to go for lunch in the canteen.... the meals are charged to the crew wage account though (and deducted from the per diem). The only way you can do this is by loading everything in a cart and delivering it to the aircraft.
Cheers!
Sep 1, 2020, 5:26 am
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Popped into work today, in every meeting room a bowl of fruit......I asked why.
They are fulfilling the contract.....
Every week they bring fruit, every week they take away a rotten dried out basket...full of old fruit and in its place they put a new basket.
They are fulfilling the contract.....
Every week they bring fruit, every week they take away a rotten dried out basket...full of old fruit and in its place they put a new basket.
Sep 1, 2020, 6:09 am
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It is tiring to see irrational fear taking over daily life. That stuff has been dangerous for decades but NOW people are afraid of it?