Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden (SAS), the flag carrier airline of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, has officially become a member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, representing a significant achievement for the airline and enhancing the global network of SkyTeam.
With its integration into SkyTeam, SAS plays a vital role in the alliance’s strategic emphasis on operational efficiencies and sustainability initiatives. Customers of SAS will enjoy improved connectivity to more than 1,060 destinations within SkyTeam’s vast global network, particularly unlocking new possibilities in regions such as Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Existing codeshare agreements with Air France-KLM are already established, with plans for additional codeshare arrangements with other SkyTeam members in the future.
Andres Conesa, le Ta'ita'ifono o le SkyTeam, na fa'aalia lona naunautaiga e ala i le ta'ua, "Matou te fiafia e fa'afeiloa'i le SAS i totonu o le aiga SkyTeam, o se kamupani va'alele e fa'atatau i tagata fa'atau e ogatusa ma la matou va'aiga o le tu'uina atu o se poto masani i la matou feso'otaiga. A o matou latalata i le 25 tausaga, matou te mautinoa o le a fesoasoani le SAS i le fausiaina o avanoa fou mo a matou tagata faʻatau.
E fa'ailogaina le amataga o se mataupu fou mo le SAS. Fa'atino vave, o le a fa'amanuiaina a matou tagata fa'atau mai se suiga le'o i le SkyTeam, o se fa'ai'uga o taumafaiga fa'amaoni a sui uma o le 'au a le SAS. O lenei faiga faapaaga o le a maua ai avanoa fou mo a tatou tagata faimalaga, faʻaleleia atili la tatou fesoʻotaʻiga i le lalolagi, ma mafai ai ona tatou galulue vavalalata ma isi kamupani vaʻalele e tutusa la tatou vaʻaiga. Fa'atasi, o le a tatou tu'uina atu le tau sili atu i a tatou tagata fa'atau a'o fa'amalosia lo tatou tulaga i le pisinisi va'alele i le lalolagi. "Matou te fiafia e faʻaauau ona fesoʻotaʻi le lalolagi i Scandinavia ma faʻaleleia le poto masani femalagaaʻi mo a matou pasese," o le tala lea a Anko van der Werff, Peresetene ma Pule Sili o le SAS.
Na taʻua e le Pule Sili o le SkyTeam, Patrick Roux: “I le SkyTeam, o la matou sini o le faʻavaeina lea o le fesoʻotaʻiga sili ona tuʻufaʻatasia ma le faʻaogaina, faʻalauteleina le galulue faʻatasi e tuʻuina atu le taua tele i a matou tagata faʻatau, tagata faigaluega, ma kamupani vaalele. Matou te talitonu mausali i le malosi o le galulue faʻatasi e faʻafaigofie ai se poto masani femalagaiga sologa lelei ma autasi. Matou te faʻamanuiaina e faʻafeiloaʻi le SAS o se sui fou ma faʻamoemoe e lagolagoina lo latou ala i le lumanaʻi manuia aʻo faʻamalosia fesoʻotaʻiga i totonu o la tatou fesoʻotaiga i le lalolagi atoa.
O tagata fa'atau a le SAS o le a fa'ateleina avanoa femalagaa'i, e aofia ai le avanoa i le tele o nofoaga e le'i maua muamua. EuroBonus sui auai ua setiina e maua le tele o tulaga lelei. Fa'atino vave, e mafai ona latou maua ma toe fa'aola togi i le tele o kamupani va'alele SkyTeam, ae o sui o le Gold ma Diamond o le a fa'amanuiaina mai auaunaga a le SkyPriority ma lounges i le lalolagi atoa.
E le gata i lea, o sui o le SAS EuroBonus Silver o le a faʻaalia o le SkyTeam Elite, ae o le Auro ma Diamond sui o le a maua le tulaga maualuga o Elite Plus, lea e maua ai e i latou le faʻaleleia atili o auaunaga i le SkyTeam network.
O le fa'aofiina o le SAS o se sui o le SkyTeam e fa'atūina ai le so'otaga o le kamupani va'alele e tasi e fa'agaioi i malae va'alele fa'apisinisi i saute ma matu i le lalolagi atoa: Ushuaia i Atenitina ma Svalbard i Nouei. O lenei faʻaleleia atili e faʻalauteleina ai le faʻaogaina o le soʻotaga i maketi faʻavaomalo taua, faʻafaigofie le avanoa sili atu i nofoaga taua Scandinavian e pei o Copenhagen, Stockholm, ma Oslo.
