Scandinavia’s SAS has disclosed that its first long-range Airbus A321neo will operate the transatlantic service from Copenhagen to Boston when it enters service next September.
Scandinavia’s SAS has disclosed that its first long-range Airbus A321neo will operate the transatlantic service from Copenhagen to Boston when it enters service next September.
The A321LR will be introduced on 18 September 2020, the carrier states.
It will be configured in three classes, with 22 lie-flat business-class seats, plus 12 premium-economy and 123 economy seats.
SAS says each seat will be fitted with in-flight entertainment screens, power ports, and the aircraft will have high-speed wi-fi. It adds that the A321LR will have a service concept “at par” with the rest of its long-haul fleet.
“The smaller aircraft gives SAS the opportunity to fill the aircraft on new routes,” says the carrier, although it will not unveil additional destinations until next year.
“This is an entirely new aircraft type for SAS, which is incredibly well-suited to the Scandinavian market and emerging travel patterns to and from the region,” says chief commercial officer Karl Sandlund.
SAS stated earlier this year that it would introduce three A321LRs from summer next year, to test the response from the market.
