Virgin Atlantic and SAS Scandinavian Airlines are gave a statement about the agreement called codeshare. This agreement helps for people who travel to and from important Scandinavian cities.
From next week, Virgin Atlantic and SAS Scandinavian Airlines will start their partnership.
Now passengers can book flights through London Heathrow or Manchester to SAS destinations like Stockholm, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stavanger, and Bergen. SAS also connects through Heathrow to Virgin Atlantic destinations like Barbados, Jamaica, the Maldives, Cape Town, and Johannesburg. These connections depend on government approval.
Benefits for Virgin Atlantic and SAS Members:
- On September 1, SAS joined the Sky Team. SkyTeam is an alliance of airlines; Virgin Atlantic is the only UK airline in this alliance.
- traveling club members can earn and redeem points through SAS.
- SAS Euro bonus members: earn and redeem points Virgin Atlantic
Benefits of The Sky priority for Virgin Atlantic Flying Club and SAS Euro Bonus Members:
- Gold and Silver Flying Club members can enjoy special privileges at London Heathrow and major Scandinavian airports.
- These privileges include priority check-in, faster baggage handling, and boarding first.
Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic, Juha Jarvinen, said,
“We’re delighted to launch a codeshare with our SkyTeam partners at SAS, enhancing our connectivity and offering greater customer benefits to our frequent flyers, who will be able to achieve rewards faster. As a fellow APEX five-star airline, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with SAS as we continue to broaden our global network.”
Chief Commercial Officer at SAS, Paul Verhagen, commented,
“We are very pleased to launch this new codeshare partnership with Virgin Atlantic, expanding SAS’s global reach and offering our customers even more travel options to new and exciting destinations such as Barbados, Jamaica, and Antigua, with additional destinations to be introduced later. This collaboration provides EuroBonus members with expanded opportunities to earn and redeem points across Virgin Atlantic’s extensive network, strengthening the value of our loyalty program. We look forward to building a long-lasting and successful partnership with our SkyTeam partner, benefiting travellers on both sides.”
