AirBaltic, NCE to ARN direct
Mar 16, 2022, 9:59 am
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AirBaltic, NCE to ARN direct
I noticed that SAS will be using AirBaltic A220s for codeshare direct flights (SK1828) from NCE to ARN on Sundays, but those same flights are not bookable via AirBaltic. Is this unusual? I'm wondering a bit about point earning, but more about taking what clearly seems like a Star Alliance flight using clearly non-Star Alliance metal.
Mar 17, 2022, 3:12 am
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I noticed that SAS will be using AirBaltic A220s for codeshare direct flights (SK1828) from NCE to ARN on Sundays, but those same flights are not bookable via AirBaltic. Is this unusual? I'm wondering a bit about point earning, but more about taking what clearly seems like a Star Alliance flight using clearly non-Star Alliance metal.
Mar 17, 2022, 7:00 am
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Mar 19, 2022, 2:14 am
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same crappy food in plus but service was faster and more polite then I have been used to on sas, or perhaps just a bit warmer Overall I was satisfied with the service, even if at first I was worried
Mar 19, 2022, 11:30 am
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Edit: I was in Y
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Last edited by livious; Mar 20, 2022 at 1:11 am
Mar 20, 2022, 12:04 am
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As noted in another thread, they’ve started to appear on domestic Swedish routes from the autumn. Obviously this could change, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they start filling in on domestic routes in between international sectors.
Last edited by jamesbrownontheroad; Mar 20, 2022 at 9:41 am
Mar 20, 2022, 1:52 pm
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I found these flights that have been serviced with a A220-300 in the last week: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/yl-csd . Possibly just as a short-term wet-lease, though.
Mar 21, 2022, 2:08 am
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Nothing wrong with the A220s though. I've always enjoyed the XFLY operations out of Estonia as well because the staff is just 10.000x better and nicer than the geriatric customer haters from SK.