Four new routes and more departures to popular summer destinations from Stockholm Arlanda with SAS

SAS continues to expand at Stockholm Arlanda Airport and in the summer of 2018 will launch four new routes to European destinations – Verona (Italy), Gazipaşa (Turkey), Birmingham (Britain) and Aarhus (Denmark). SAS is also increasing the number of departures to popular destinations in southern Europe. In domestic traffic, SAS will re-establish non-stop service between Stockholm and Örnsköldsvik.

“We welcome SAS’s continued investment in Stockholm Arlanda this summer. It is gratifying to see increasing accessibility in Europe and that new routes meet growing demand for both business and private travelers. This is positive for Swedish travelers, but especially for incoming visitors to Sweden,” said Elizabeth Axtelius, Aviation Business Director at Swedavia.

This summer, SAS will launch four new routes from Stockholm Arlanda. SAS will launch a new route to the popular Italian tourist destination of Verona, Italian travelers has increased by 14 percent in the last year. SAS will also start flying between Stockholm Arlanda and Birmingham. This summer, SAS will likewise launch non-stop service from Stockholm Arlanda to Gazipaşa, which is southwest of Alanya on the Turkish coast. A daily departure to Aarhus is also being introduced.

In domestic traffic, among other routes SAS is investing in the re-launch of non-stop service between Stockholm Arlanda and Örnsköldsvik, with up to four weekly departures.

In addition to these new routes from Stockholm Arlanda, SAS is increasing the number of international departures this summer. The number of departures from Stockholm Arlanda to Rome will increase from six to nine a week. The number to Lisbon will rise to three a week, and Palma de Mallorca will get eleven departures a week from Stockholm Arlanda. Capacity is also being added to the carrier’s routes from Stockholm Arlanda to Berlin and Düsseldorf.

Traffic in SAS’s summer 2018 programme will begin gradually in March.