SAS Wet Leases [merged discussions & experience reports]
Jul 13, 2023, 5:58 am
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Its a demand matter primarily, feeder flights to the EU3 hubs are also full all the time and Scandinavia doesn't have enough US routes to offload passengers from hubs like ORD.
Last but not least, SAS doesn't operate SK945/SK946 7 days a week at the moment so SAS is forcing Swedes to go to CPH for some dates or alternative routes.
Last but not least, SAS doesn't operate SK945/SK946 7 days a week at the moment so SAS is forcing Swedes to go to CPH for some dates or alternative routes.
Jul 13, 2023, 7:19 am
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Its a demand matter primarily, feeder flights to the EU3 hubs are also full all the time and Scandinavia doesn't have enough US routes to offload passengers from hubs like ORD.
Last but not least, SAS doesn't operate SK945/SK946 7 days a week at the moment so SAS is forcing Swedes to go to CPH for some dates or alternative routes.
Last but not least, SAS doesn't operate SK945/SK946 7 days a week at the moment so SAS is forcing Swedes to go to CPH for some dates or alternative routes.
Jul 13, 2023, 8:56 am
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I think the Hi Fly aircraft has more business seats ironically than the traditional SAS aircraft used on this route.
Jul 15, 2023, 2:02 pm
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Does anyone else here get the sense that the operators of these SAS wet leases tend to be more likely to let the cabin temperature end up being more uncomfortably warm pre-take-off (and even thereafter) than mainline SAS? Even when they are running late and doing “immediate” turns, I feel like they are warmer on the ground than regular old SAS.
Jul 16, 2023, 3:10 am
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I don't ever see SAS plug in ground AC the way US airlines do even though the equipment is available at some gates. Not limited to SK in Europe, KL and AF don't do it very often either. The wet leases are also operated with crew from warmer countries so they might not deem the cabin to be as warm as the locals do.
Jul 16, 2023, 4:22 am
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I don't ever see SAS plug in ground AC the way US airlines do even though the equipment is available at some gates. Not limited to SK in Europe, KL and AF don't do it very often either. The wet leases are also operated with crew from warmer countries so they might not deem the cabin to be as warm as the locals do.
Jul 16, 2023, 4:50 am
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Given the cabin temperatures on the ground seems more likely to hit me as being higher with the SAS wet leases than with AF/KL and SAS mainline flights at the very same airports when outside temperatures are about the same, perhaps it is that the SAS wet lease operators are more inclined to running the summer flights warmer in the sky too.
Jul 16, 2023, 5:02 am
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Jul 16, 2023, 6:12 am
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Jul 16, 2023, 4:32 pm
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Jul 16, 2023, 5:26 pm
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Jul 17, 2023, 1:46 am
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SmartLynx use A320. They're usually easy to spot around SAS hubs because they are devoid of any decals or logos.
Aug 7, 2023, 4:27 pm
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Aug 7, 2023, 4:37 pm
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