Introduction to SAS & Eurobonus / Frequently Asked Questions

Introduction

Scandinavian Airlines System (for short SAS, IATA code SK) is the flag carrier airline of Scandinavia.

As of 2024, SAS Group is owned by a group of shareholders including the American investment fund Castlelake LP (32%), the Government of Denmark (25.8%), Air France-KLM (19.9%) and Lind Invest (8.6%),

Since 1st September 2024, SAS is part of the SkyTeam alliance. KLM, Air France and Delta Air Lines are principal codeshare partners. A handful of codeshare operations continue with non-SkyTeam airlines, and SAS continues to provide connectivity within Scandinavia for some Star Alliance airlines.

Fleet

The short-haul fleet of SAS consists of:

• Airbus A320-251neo (41 examples with SAS Scandinavian Airlines, and 30 with the wholly-owned and Irish registered subsidiary SAS Connect, formerly SAS Ireland);
• Airbus A320-232ceo (5 examples with SAS Scandinavian Airlines);
• Airbus A319-100 (4 examples with SAS Scandinavian Airlines);
• Embraer 195 (13 examples with the wholly-owned and Swedish-registered subsidiary SAS Link);
• Bombardier CRJ-900 (wet-lease operated for SAS by the Irish airline CityJet);
• ATR-72 (wet-lease operated for SAS by the Swedish airline BRA Braathens Regional).

Note: BRA Braathens Regional occasionally provides SAS with additional seasonal capacity with their own Airbus A319-112ceo aircraft.

All planes in the short-haul fleet have a single class configuration, but with SAS Plus (until 30 September 2025) or with Premium or Business Class (from 1 October 2025) at the front of the plane (or the rear of the ATR-72, where passengers board and disembark).

The long-haul fleet of SAS consists of:

• Airbus A321-253nx (neoLR) (3 examples);
• Airbus A330-300 (8 examples);
• Airbus A350-941 (4 examples).

All planes in the long-haul fleet have a three-class configuration with Business Class, Plus (until 30 September 2025) / Premium (from 1 October 2025), and Go (until 30 September 2025) / Economy (from 1 October 2025).

An up-to-date overview of the SAS fleet can be found here.

Hubs

SAS has three hubs:

• Copenhagen (CPH);
• Stockholm (ARN); and
• Oslo Gardermoen (OSL).

Service classes until 30 September 2025

SAS has three service classes, two on short-haul and three on long-haul.

Short-haul

On all short-haul, SAS serves the following classes

• SAS Go is what should resemble regular economy. The following is included in SAS Go
  • 23 kg. luggage
  • Online check-in and on-site check-in
  • Buy on board (coffee and tea are included in the ticket price)
  • seat selection (may come with additional costs)
• SAS Plus is a hybrid form of economy extra and business class and includes the following features
  • seating in the front of the plane
  • no guaranteed free middle seat
  • choice of food and beverages from the on board menu is included
  • priority check in counter usage
  • fast track security where applicable
  • priority luggage labels on your hold luggage
  • higher point earnings
  • lounge access where available
  • priority boarding where applied

Experience teaches that Plus, with the exception of full flex tickets, is not considered as a business class fare by any of the airline partners of SAS. As a result, if someone books a flight in SAS plus with a partner airline, the chance is quite big to end up in regular economy. The same goes for re-routings on partner airlines. This also may affect lounge access on Plus tickets: not all partner airlines may allow Plus ticket holders in their lounges.

Service classes from 1 October 2025, available to purchase 6 May 2025

From 1 October, travel classes and ticket types will be renamed:

• SAS Go becomes Economy (all routes)
• SAS Plus becomes Premium (domestic and "flights outside of Europe")
• SAS Business becomes Business

Domestic

On domestic flights within NO, SE, DK, SAS offers:

• Economy Light
  • 1 underseat bag (i.e. no carry-on)
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Economy Standard
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 1 carry-on (8 kg)
  • 1 checked bag  (23 kg)
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Economy Flex
  • Fast track (where available)
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable
  • Change to earlier/later flight on day of departure (if available)
• Premium
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 1 carry-on (8 kg)
  • 2 checked bag (23 kg each) 
  • Fast track (where available) 
  • Priority boarding 
  • Better seating
  • Meals & drinks
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Premium Flex
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable

Europe

On flights within Europe, SAS offers:

• Economy Light
  • 1 underseat bag (i.e. no carry-on)
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Economy Standard
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 1 carry-on (8 kg)
  • 1 checked bag  (23 kg)
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Economy Flex
  • Fast track (where available)
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable
  • Change to earlier/later flight on day of departure (if available)
• Business
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 1 carry-on (8 kg)
  • 2 checked bags (32 kg each)
  • Meals & drinks 
  • Middle seat free (on Airbus A320 aircraft)
  • Fast track (where available) 
  • Lounge access (where available) 
  • Priority boarding 
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Business Flex
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable
  • Change to earlier/later flight on day of departure

Outside Europe

• Economy Light
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 1 carry-on (8 kg)
  • Meals & drinks 
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Economy Standard
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 1 carry-on (8 kg)
  • 1 checked bag (23 kg)
  • Meals & drinks
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Economy Flex
  • Fast track (where available)
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable
• Premium
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 2 carry-on bags (8 kg each)
  • 2 checked bag (23 kg each) 
  • Fast track (where available) 
  • Priority boarding 
  • Better seating
  • Meals & drinks
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Premium Flex
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable
• Business
  • 1 underseat bag
  • 2 carry-on bags (8kg each)
  • 2 checked bags (32 kg each)
  • Meals & drinks 
  • Full flat bed seat
  • Fast track (where available) 
  • Lounge access (where available) 
  • Priority boarding 
  • Free wifi
  • Rebookable for a fee
  • Non-refundable 
• Business Flex
  • Rebookable
  • Refundable

Additional baggage allowances for passengers with status effective 23 April 2025

Effective 23 April 2025, SAS has changed the checked baggage allowance for EuroBonus, SkyTeam Elite and SkyTeam Elite Plus passengers travelling in SAS Go Light. The extra baggage allowance for "High Tier" members (presumably not EuroBonus Member or EuroBonus Silver) now applies when traveling in SAS Go Light.

All fares:

• EuroBonus Pandion, Diamond, Gold: + 2 extra bags free of charge
• EuroBonus Silver: + 1 extra bag free of charge
• SkyTeam Elite Plus and Sky Team Elite: + 1 extra bag free of charge

Frequent Flyer Program / EuroBonus

SAS has its frequent flier program is EuroBonus. Established in 1992, EuroBonus offers frequent fliers the possibility to earn points to obtain status and/or to save for award travel or products from the gift shop.

After subscribing to EuroBonus, the qualification period starts running. It lasts 12 months from the month of subscription to the end of the 12th month thereafter. This cycle repeats every year.

For example, if someone subscribes in October, his or her qualification period runs from October to September the next year (both inclusive).

Membership levels
EuroBonus offers five membership levels which are achieved by either earning level points or flying a certain number of qualifying segments on SAS or Wider�e (see below).

• Basic is the standard entry level for everyone who subscribes to the program.
  • SAS | EuroBonus Member (EBB) [Experiences and Discussions]
• Silver is the level for everyone who has flown 10 one-way flight segments or gathered 20.000 basic points within one qualification period on qualifying flights. It is recognised as SkyTeam Elite status.
  • SAS | EuroBonus Silver (EBS) [Experiences and Discussions]
• Gold is the level for everyone flying 45 qualifying flight segments or gathering 45.000 basic points within one qualification period on qualifying flights. It is recognised as SkyTeam Elite Plus status.
  • SAS | EuroBonus Gold (EBG) [Experiences and Discussions]
• Diamond is the highest tier available by basic point earnings or flight segments flown. 90 segments or 90.000 points in one qualification period are required. It is recognised as SkyTeam Elite Plus status.
  • SAS | EuroBonus Diamond (EBD) [Experiences and Discussions]
• Pandion is an invitation-only level for the best customers of SAS. Formal requirements for achieving Pandion are not published, but it reportedly involves flying "more than a typical SK pilot".
  • SAS | EuroBonus Pandion (EBP) [Experiences and Discussions]
• Lifetime Gold: While not in itself a separate status level, Gold status can be achieved for life by maintaining Gold status or higher for 10 consecutive years. Complimentary years granted by promotions do not count towards Lifetime Gold.
  • SAS | EuroBonus Lifetime Gold (EBG - LTG) [Experiences and Discussions]

Level points or qualifying segments can be earned on all flights flown by

• SAS, with the exception of SAS flights with numbers ranging 3000 - 3999 and 6000 - 9999. More information can be found here.
• Until 14 October 2025 Wider�e (but not flights in Norway that are carried out on PSO agreements. More information can be found here.)

Point earnings

EuroBonus offers 2 kinds of points:

• Level points that count towards membership levels.
• Bonus points that can be used for award travel and as a currency for buying products.

The validity of points varies and is based on the type of point and the membership level.

• Level points are valid during one qualification period.
• Bonus points are valid for 5 years for all member levels except Diamond and Pandion: those levels have no point validity. After losing Pandion or Diamond level benefits the counter for validity is reset to 5 years.

Level points can be earned on:

• SAS: all flights, with the exception of flights with numbers 3000 - 3999 and 6000 - 9999. More information can be found here;
• Wider�e. All flights, with the exception of PSO routes. An overview of eligible routes can be found here;
• SkyTeam: all flights;
• Selected EuroBonus-branded credit cards;
• Selected rental car bookings made on the SAS website or app.

Bonus points can be earned on:

• SAS and partner airlines and routes listed here;
• EuroBonus payment cards;
• Hotels and rental car bookings made on the SAS website or app;
• Purchases from partner shops and restaurants.

Booking class

The booking class in which a flight is booked is critical for determining how many points will be earned. The booking class flown applies a multiplier of 0-100% to the points earned.

A single character represents a booking class and can vary per flight segment in your booking. A regular SAS booking via the SAS website doesn't explicitly state the booking class in the reservation, although it is possible to see in which class the booking will be done:

Step 1:
Select a suitable flight or routing and the available fares will show up. For flights fully operated by SK the booking site will show the points earned on the lower right side for each fare (1). Note that for Eurobonus Status members, the bonus % earned on flights is included in these calculations.



Step 2:
Click the (i) icon on the top of the fare (2). A popup will show up showing the fare rules. The letter is the booking class (3). In the case of more than one flight, the booking class for each flight is displayed in chronological order.



To check the booking classes later on, review the Electronic Itinerary SAS sent via mail:



Or check the booking classes directly under my bookings on the SAS website: