SAS Scandinavian to add extra flights to its three routes out of Dublin in summer 2017

Dublin-Stockholm up 9pc
Dublin-Oslo up 16pc
Dublin-Copenhagen up 9pc

SAS Scandinavian are to add extra flights to its three routes out of Dublin in summer 2017 and increase capacity by 11pc. Seat capacity on the Dublin-Stockholm service is expanding by 9pc; Dublin-Oslo will expand by 16pc and Dublin-Copenhagen will increase by 9pc.

SAS started services in Dublin on April 1, 1966 and has carried 4.5m passengers on its three routes between Dublin, Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo since then. SAS is a member of the Star Alliance group which comprises 27 airlines worldwide. It is represented in ireland by GSA Alan Sparling.

Dublin Airport Managing Director Vincent Harrison said SAS is one of our oldest European customers and its decision to significantly expand capacity on all three of its existing routes from Dublin is good news for business and leisure travellers. The expanded routes will offer additional choice and connectivity between Ireland and Sweden, Denmark and Norway and will have major benefits for Irish tourism, as Scandinavia is a growing market for visitors to Ireland.”