SAS confirms Heathrow base details
SAS has confirmed that London Heathrow will be the first base outside Scandinavia to be used by its new, Ireland-based operating unit. SAS is seeking new bases that have lower overheads than in Scandinavia, where labour costs are notoriously high. Its Irish unit also plans to open a second base in Malaga, southern Spain. An SAS spokesman said Heathrow had been its first choice from the outset, partly because of the carrier’s long association with the west London airport and partly because of customer demand: “I don’t think it’s ever been an option to fly from another airport,” he said. SAS president and CE Rickard Gustafson has previously said the aim is to start operations from the new Heathrow base from Nov 1. The spokesman said Thursday that the exact date is still to be confirmed. <br/>
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SAS confirms Heathrow base details
SAS has confirmed that London Heathrow will be the first base outside Scandinavia to be used by its new, Ireland-based operating unit. SAS is seeking new bases that have lower overheads than in Scandinavia, where labour costs are notoriously high. Its Irish unit also plans to open a second base in Malaga, southern Spain. An SAS spokesman said Heathrow had been its first choice from the outset, partly because of the carrier’s long association with the west London airport and partly because of customer demand: “I don’t think it’s ever been an option to fly from another airport,” he said. SAS president and CE Rickard Gustafson has previously said the aim is to start operations from the new Heathrow base from Nov 1. The spokesman said Thursday that the exact date is still to be confirmed. <br/>
