SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES EXPANDS SERVICE TO NORTH AMERICA WITH LAUNCH OFDAILY FLIGHTS BETWEEN LOS ANGELES–STOCKHOLM
(L os Angeles, California – August 19, 2015) Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the largest airline in Scandinavia, will launch service at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) with daily flights to Stockholm-Arlanda (ARN) beginning March 14, 2016.
“We know that our frequent flyers want flexible travel with a good timetable and daily departures,” said Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of SAS. “New direct routes together with the renewal of our long haul fleet and our broad network mean we have far and away the strongest offer between Scandinavia and the USA.”
Los Angeles is a popular destination for Scandinavian travelers wishing to visit Southern California or onwards to destinations such as Hawaii and Mexico. The airline will have daily departures from Los Angeles to Stockholm during the summer travel season and five to six weekly departures a week in the winter. Schedule is:
Daily departure from Arlanda (SK933) at 9.50 a.m. arriving in Los Angeles at 12:15 p.m.
Daily departure from Los Angeles (SK934) at 2:15 p.m. arriving at Arlanda 10:00 a.m.
About Scandinavian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines founded in 1946, is the dominant carrier in Northern Europe, with more than 800 daily flights more than 100 cities across Scandinavia, Europe, Asia, and the United States. As a member of the Star Alliance, SAS provides efficient and smooth travel operations to passengers. For more information on SAS, click http://www.flysas.com/en/us/
About Los Angeles International Airport
LAX is the fifth busiest airport in the world and second in the United States. LAX served nearly 70.7 million passengers in 2014. LAX offers 692 daily nonstop flights to 85 cities in the U.S. and 928 weekly nonstop flights to 67 cities in 34 countries on 59 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with over two million tons of air cargo valued at over $91.6 billion. An economic study in 2011 reported that operations at LAX generated 294,400 jobs in Los Angeles County with labor income of $13.6 billion and economic output of more than $39.7 billion. This activity added $2.5 billion to local and state revenues. LAX is part of a system of three Southern California airports – along with LA/Ontario International and Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.
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