SAS

[smithy108]

There must be something about the 20th of the month, as today's Stockholm service has been cancelled as was the case on the 20th of April. This doesn't make you feel that they are very committed to this route with 50% cancelled from the weekly available flights. It doesn't send a very positive message

 

[Karl C]

Yet Monarchs service to ARN was reported a very busy service. SAS do charge legacy prices, when a low cost or low fares airline would most likely do very well on the route.

Cheers

Karl

 

[smithy108]

Just tried a few dates to look at prices - Out 15/6 Back 17/6 Total £235 . More of a concern is that any other dates after 15th June, the direct flights are gone ! Only offers flights through Copenhagen
Maybe they have pulled the flights already ? It could be that the booking engine isn't working properly

 

[Ray Finkle]

They stop for the summer holidays when not much happens in Scandinavia, it happened last time ARN was served. They return again in September.

 

[Matt995]

They stop for the summer holidays when not much happens in Scandinavia, it happened last time ARN was served. They return again in September.

flights stop 17th June, re-start 17th August.

Maybe if SAS advertised the route locally, thay might attract a few more passengers, I always think any new route or airline needs to spend money on advertising to get the message out to the public about flights, how many Midlanders actually know SAS fly to Stockholm from Brum twice a week?

 

[David_itl]

Didn't realise it was such a limited schedule compared to a bit further north.. I was expecting at least 4 weekly to daily. 2 weekly to a European capital city by the home-hub airport isn't likely to get many premium passengers.

 

[smithy108]

Thanks for the clarification. I just wonder what sector of the market is their target. The Monarch services were clearly aimed at the leisure traveller but these frequencies and dates of operation don't fit either business or leisure
Maybe this is why it failed last time

 

[Brum X]

It is a very odd route if you ask me.

I just cant get my head around it

 

[Jerry]

They may operate it because a Swedish holiday company takes an allocation on the aircraft and the packages might not be sold during the gap so SAS don't see a reason to operate the route then.

 

[IanFarquharson]

SAS have now axed Stockholm again !

 

[thunderchild]

Useless frequency, hopeless timings, regularly cancelled...it’s almost like SAS wanted this to fail from the get go. Question is, why bother at all?

 

[Deleted member 8862]

Somewhere amongst my negatives is a shot of a WMPTE bus with SAS airlines advertising on the side.

I did wonder whether the airline reciprocated the advertising within Scandinavia, but i don't think they did.

That must have been for the Copenhagen service i assume?

 

[Brum X]

Come on SAS i expect better than this, this was a p-ss poor effort by any standards.What the hell did you expect.

To SAS and BHX im

 

[thunderchild]

Reported elsewhere ARN briefly resumes 22 & 26 Dec?

 

[Brum X]

Reported elsewhere ARN briefly resumes 22 & 26 Dec?

Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat ?



SAS is quickly becoming the new BMIR and VLM

They really do just keep messing about with this route, no wonder it is guaranteed to fail every time. A very odd route indeed.

 

[GliderPilot]

For a route to be successful surely it needs time to mature so that people become aware of it? I bet the General Public could only name 1 or 2 places you can fly to from Birmingham? If you didn't have an interest in it why would you want to know any more than that? Surely even Businesses would only find out about the route when going to book the destination directly with the airline

I don't actually know where I'm going with my point now, but I also don't understand these airlines sometimes.

 

[Brum X]

For a route to be successful surely it needs time to mature so that people become aware of it? I bet the General Public could only name 1 or 2 places you can fly to from Birmingham? If you didn't have an interest in it why would you want to know any more than that? Surely even Businesses would only find out about the route when going to book the destination directly with the airline

I don't actually know where I'm going with my point now, but I also don't understand these airlines sometimes.

I know where you are going Glider, you are frustrated with certain airlines/routes just like me.

If you aint gonna give it time/exposure then why bother. x 2 flights over christmas, WHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ?

I mean its not even timed well to bring swedish tourists to Brum for our annual christmas markets, they are finishing around the 22nd Dec and im sure there are no big events on at the NEC over christmas ?????

 

[Ray Finkle]

If you aint gonna give it time/exposure then why bother. x 2 flights over christmas, WHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY ?

Code share with Primera?

 

[Brum X]

Code share with Primera?

Code share with Primera, i hope you are winding me up Ray

 

[Ray Finkle]

Code share with Primera, i hope you are winding me up Ray

Who knows, maybe Africaada will also code share