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Scandinavian Airlines Connect

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Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Ltd.
SAS Connect Airbus A320neo at Berlin Brandenburg Airport
IATA ICAO Call sign
SL[1] SZS SCANDINAVIAN
Founded2017; 9 years ago (2017) (as SAS Ireland)
Commenced operations
  • 20 December 2017; 8 years ago (2017-12-20) (as SAS Ireland)
  • November 2021; 4 years ago (2021-11) (as SAS Connect)
Operating bases
EuroBonus
AllianceSkyTeam (affiliate)
Fleet size32
Parent companySAS Group
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Websitewww.flysas.com

Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Ltd,[2] also known as SAS Connect, and previously SAS Ireland, is a subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), and by extension SAS Group. The airline exclusively operates flights on behalf of SAS with a fleet of Airbus A320neo aircraft.

History

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SAS set up the subsidiary as SAS Ireland in early 2017 and expected it to be operational by 1 November 2017. Initially, the airline was expected to be equipped with nine brand new Airbus A320neo aircraft; five aircraft to commence flights out of London Heathrow, and later from Málaga in spring 2018, with the remaining four aircraft on behalf of its parent company.[3]

SAS' intention was to replace its own aircraft with cheaper ones crewed and based outside Scandinavia to compete better with other airlines.[4] The airline did not intend to employ its own staff, which was instead carried out by CAE, an aviation recruitment firm. CAE subsequently began the employment of the back end personnel in 2017.[5]

The Swedish Pilots Union expressed its dissatisfaction with the operational structure of the new airline, suggesting it violated the current labour-agreements. The union also lamented the lack of coverage in Scandinavian media.[6] The Swedish Cabin Crew Union also condemned the new venture, and stated that SAS established the airline to "not pay decent salaries" to cabin crew.[7] Jonas Sjöstedt, the former leader of the Swedish Left Party told a newspaper that the government of Sweden would have to stop the establishment of the new airline, but the Swedish minister for enterprise, Mikael Damberg told the same paper that "it is not an issue for the owner if the company decides to open bases abroad".[8]

Citing delivery delays, SAS Ireland had to delay its launch until December 2017.[9] The first revenue flight took place on 20 December 2017 from Copenhagen to London Heathrow.[10]

In the summer of 2018, many flights intended to be operated by SAS Ireland were either cancelled or operated by the parent. At the same time, 26 pilots at SAS Ireland sent a letter to the corporate governance at SAS Group criticising working conditions and safety levels. The chief instructor at SAS Ireland resigned after being criticised for having safety standards which were too high. During the brief period, that the airline had been operating, they experienced the leave of a number of pilots with most of the ones that were still employed were actively looking for new employment.[11]

In April 2020, SAS Ireland announced the closure of its Málaga base.[12] In May 2021, it was announced that SAS Ireland would set up a base in Copenhagen, initially operating a fleet of 3-5 A320neo aircraft. SAS and the Danish union FPU (a part of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions or FH) have signed a new collective bargaining agreement for pilots and cabin crew.[13] In September 2021, SAS announced that SAS Ireland would be renamed SAS Connect,[14] and later reported that operations based in Copenhagen would launch in early 2022.[15][16]

Destinations

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Fleet

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SAS Connect Airbus A320neo

As of August 2025, SAS Connect operates an all-Airbus A320neo fleet composed of the following aircraft:[17]

Scandinavian Airlines Connect fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320neo 32 — 180 Operated for Scandinavian Airlines.
Total 32 —

References

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  1. ↑ "Airline and Airport Code Search". Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Legal structure". SAS Group. SAS Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ↑ O'Halloran, Barry (28 February 2017). "SAS Irish subsidiary to begin flights in November". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. ↑ Sumers, Brian (14 June 2017). "Why Scandinavia's SAS Is Creating a New Airline With the Same Name in Ireland". Skift. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Burke-Kennedy, Eoin (7 May 2017). "Aviation recruitment firm creates 80 new jobs as part of Irish expansion". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Facket om nya SAS-bolaget". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm: Schibsted Media Group. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "SAS ger personalen usla villkor". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Stockholm: Schibsted Media Group. 23 November 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Kräver stopp för SAS planer" [Halt called for SAS plans]. Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Bonnier Group. 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  9. ↑ Dwyer, Mark (19 October 2017). "Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Delays Launch". flyinginireland.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Dron, Alan (21 December 2017). "SAS starts operations under Irish AOC". Air Transport World. Rosslyn, Virginia: Penton Media. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Tuv, Nina (26 July 2018). "Kanselleringskaos i SAS: Piloter tviler på Irland-prosjekt (Norwegian)". E24. Oslo. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  12. ↑ O'Halloran, Barry (28 April 2020). "Scandinavian airline's Irish subsidiary to lay off 80 crew in Spain". The Irish Times.
  13. ↑ "Q2 2021 - A QUARTER DOMINATED BY THE ONGOING PANDEMIC - SAS". SAS Group. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "SAS to launch two new subsidiaries". ch-aviation. 1 October 2021.
  15. ↑ Kiminski-Morrow, David (30 November 2021). "SAS to introduce new Connect and Link operating arms at Copenhagen". FlightGlobal. DVV Media Group. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "SAS to launch Connect, Link brands in 1Q22". ch-aviation. 3 December 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2025 - SAS Connect". Airliner World. September 2025. p. 62.
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