In October, SAS will open a new route from Copenhagen to Hong Kong. This means that the route that currently flies from Stockholm, Arlanda, to Hong Kong, will be moved to Copenhagen, Kastrup, starting from the 2018 winter program.
Since launching the route three years ago, SAS has faced challenges when it comes to profitability on the Stockholm-Hong Kong route. However, thanks to a new airport slot, SAS will now be able to offer a more attractive timetable with in demand night flights to and from Hong Kong.
In order to be able to exploit the new airport slot and offer a night flight to Scandinavia from Hong Kong, the route needs to be flown from Copenhagen for operational reasons.
SAS will fly from Copenhagen to Hong Kong five days a week with good connections from Stockholm, the rest of Scandinavia and the whole of northern Europe. The opportunity to fly from Copenhagen offers good long-term market prospects with a large catchment area and operational advantages.
Schedule information:
| Schedule W18/19 (local time) | |||||
| Flight | From/To | First flight | DOOP | STD | STA |
| SK 965 | CPH-HKG | 28-okt-18 | ..34567 | 20:55 | 14:45+1 |
| SK 966 | HKG-CPH | 28-okt-18 | .2..567 | 01:20 | 06:20 |
| SK 966 | HKG-CPH | 29-okt-18 | 1…… | 01:35 | 06:35 |
| Current S18 schedule (local time) | |||||
| Flight | From/To | Last flight | DOOP | STD | STA |
| SK 963 | ARN-HKG | 27-okt-18 | 1..4567 | 15:00 | 07:20+1 |
| SK 964 | HKG-ARN | 27-okt-18 | 12..567 | 09:20 | 14:40 |
Copyright Photo: Scandinavian Airlines-SAS Airbus A330-343 LN-RKU (msn 1715) LAX (Michael B. Ing). Image: 939958.
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