Amsterdam from and to : Copenhagen, Oslo-Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda.
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the multi-national airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in these Scandinavian countries. Its home base is at Stockholm, Sweden. and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance and the founder of Air Greenland, Linjeflyg, Spanair, Thai Airways International, and the former charter airline Scanair. SAS has a 20% stake in bmi as well as a 49% stake in Estonian Air. SAS operates out of three primary hubs, Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, and Oslo-Gardermoen Airport. Copenhagen serves as the focus for European and intercontinental services. In 2006, Scandinavian Airlines carried 25 million passengers and the SAS Group had 38.6 million passengers.
The airline was founded on 1 August 1946, when Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS, the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway respectively, formed a partnership to handle the intercontinental air traffic of these three Scandinavian countries. Operations started on 17 September 1946.
Fingerprint biometric identification
In 2006, SAS Sweden launched a new biometric system for use throughout Sweden. Each passenger's fingerprints are, for security purposes, matched to their respective checked baggage. The new technology will be phased in at all the airports served by SAS, although use of the system is voluntary for passengers. The system has been introduced in Norway.
Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) is the multi-national airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and the leading carrier in these Scandinavian countries. Its home base is at Stockholm, Sweden. and owned by SAS AB. It is a founding member of the Star Alliance and the founder of Air Greenland, Linjeflyg, Spanair, Thai Airways International, and the former charter airline Scanair. SAS has a 20% stake in bmi as well as a 49% stake in Estonian Air. SAS operates out of three primary hubs, Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, and Oslo-Gardermoen Airport. Copenhagen serves as the focus for European and intercontinental services. In 2006, Scandinavian Airlines carried 25 million passengers and the SAS Group had 38.6 million passengers.The airline was founded on 1 August 1946, when Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB, and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS, the flag carriers of Denmark, Sweden and Norway respectively, formed a partnership to handle the intercontinental air traffic of these three Scandinavian countries. Operations started on 17 September 1946.
Fingerprint biometric identification
In 2006, SAS Sweden launched a new biometric system for use throughout Sweden. Each passenger's fingerprints are, for security purposes, matched to their respective checked baggage. The new technology will be phased in at all the airports served by SAS, although use of the system is voluntary for passengers. The system has been introduced in Norway.
