(Photo courtesy Port of Seattle)
SAS returns to SEA
It’s always good news when an airline adds a new route and an airport picks up a new or returning customer.
But the relaunch of SAS (Scandinavian Airlines) flights on May 21, 2025 between Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and SAS’s main hub at Denmark’s Copenhagen Airport (CPH) is especially notable because the carrier starting serving SEA in the 1960s and last flew direct flights between Seattle and Denmark 16 years ago, back in 2009.
Here’s a photo from the Port of Seattle showing airport officials presenting SAS representatives with a framed photograph of SEA Airport in 1966.
SAS will now operate five weekly nonstop flights (Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun) between SEA and CPH on a seasonal schedule, through the end of October.
The carrier will use an Airbus A350-900 for the first five weeks of service and switch to an Airbus A330-300 at the end of June.
The StuckatTheAirport team is heartbroken to have missed the inaugural SAS flight from SEA to CPH. But we were able to attend a celebration hosted by SAS and the Port of Seattle at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle.
The event featured a panel discussion with SAS representatives and industry leaders covering topics such as SAS’s long-standing connection with the Seattle community, its recent partnership switch from Star Alliance to SkyTeam, the reintroduction of business class cabins on SAS flights within European and other steps that fall under “the umbrella of becoming a more premium airline,” according to Paul Verhagen, SAS’s EVP and Chief Commercial Officer.
Here are some snaps of the SAS event held at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle.
Back in 2010, SAS was the first airline in the world to host same-sex weddings in the air
Back in 2010, the Stuck at the Airport wedding reporter was delighted to be on board when SAS became the first airline in the world to host both a gay and lesbian wedding onboard a flight.
The “Love is in the Air” event took place on a flight between Stockholm and New York. Read about it on Stuck at the Airport here.
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