SAS launches 7 new routes for winter timetable

SAS is launching seven new routes this winter, with four routes going to holiday destinations in Spain, according to the company's press release on Tuesday. The company says, at the same time, 20 summer routes will continue on the winter timetable. SAS has launched a total of 53 new routes in 2014. Ticket sales open on Tuesday for SAS's winter timetable 2014/2015, which will gradually come into operation from November. This winter, SAS passengers can enjoy flying direct on the following routes: Copenhagen-Las Palmas, Aalborg-Malaga, Billund-Malaga, Gothenburg-Geneva, Bergen-Las Palmas, Oslo-Hamburg and Oslo-Vilnius. SAS is continuing to expand its range of direct routes from Scandinavian airports to popular Spanish holiday destinations throughout the winter. Four of the new winter routes go to Malaga, capital of the Costa del Sol, and Las Palmas, capital of Gran Canaria. "We are also seeing a great deal of interest in Spanish holiday destinations during the winter months, so we are launching more direct routes to Spain from Scandinavian airports," said Joakim Landholm, Executive Vice President Route Development at SAS. Including the four new holiday routes, in 2014 SAS is operating a total of 34 routes from Scandinavia to seven destinations in Spain. SAS is Scandinavia's largest airline group. Scandinavian Airlines flies to more than 100 destinations within Scandinavia, Europe, North America and Asia. Scandinavian Airlines is a member and one of the founders of the world's largest global airline alliance - Star Alliance. Together with the 27 members of Star Alliance, SAS flies to more than 1,300 destinations in 195 countries worldwide.