A joint venture between SAS Scandinavian Airlines and Singapore Airlines paves the way to further routes strengthening between Scandinavia and Asia.
SINGAPORE – Singapore Airlines will increase services between Singapore and the Danish capital Copenhagen, following final regulatory approval for a joint venture with Scandinavian Airlines (SAS).
SIA currently operates three weekly flights between Singapore and Copenhagen. Subject to airport slot availability, frequency will increase to five flights per week from 31 March 2013. Star Alliance partner SAS will add its code to the flights. The Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) confirmed today that it has cleared the joint venture between SIA and SAS. As announced in May, the partnership will encompass joint operations including the co-ordination of flight schedules and joint sales activities.
“We are very pleased to announce an increase in frequency to Copenhagen now that regulatory approvals have been obtained for our wide-ranging partnership with SAS. We look forward to further building on our ties with SAS to provide more travel choices for our customers,” said Singapore Airlines Executive Vice President Commercial, Mr Mak Swee Wah.
At the signature of the joint venture last May, Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of SAS, highlighted that “with the joint venture agreement now signed, we can proceed with expanding our partnership and thereby also improve the service and benefits for Scandinavian travellers. Singapore Airlines will be a vital part of our Asian strategy and we look forward to jointly explore further growth opportunities in this exciting and important market,” said Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO, SAS.
SIA and SAS have been code-sharing since December 2010. SIA adds its code to SAS-operated flights beyond Copenhagen to Helsinki, Oslo and Stockholm, while SAS has been code-sharing on SIA-operated flights between Copenhagen and Singapore as well as on selected flights between Singapore and Bangkok. An expansion of code-share ties is currently under discussion. New services between Singapore and Scandinavia will also be explored, subject to market conditions.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
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