Editing Scandinavian Airlines (section)

==History==
[[File:Emblem of the Scandinavian Airlines System.svg|thumb|The airline's original emblem, displaying each Scandinavian flag as coats of arms, with surmounting [[Crown (heraldry)|crowns]].]]

=== Founding ===
[[File:Douglas DC-3, SE-CFP.jpg|thumb|A privately preserved [[Douglas DC-3]] wearing SAS' late 1940s-style markings]]
The airline was founded on 1 August 1946, when [[Swedish Intercontinental Airlines|Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik]] AB (an airline owned by the Swedish [[Wallenberg family]]), [[Danish Air Lines|Det Danske Luftfartselskab]] A/S, and [[Norwegian Air Lines|Det Norske Luftfartselskap]] AS (the [[flag carrier]]s of Denmark and Norway) formed a partnership to handle the [[Long-haul#Long-haul flights|combined air traffic]] of the three [[Scandinavia]]n countries.<ref>{{cite web| title=Historie| publisher=SAS| url=http://www.sas.dk/da/Om-SAS-Danmark2/Historie/?vst=true}}</ref> The first president of SAS was [[Per Norlin]].<ref name = "official pres">{{cite web |url = https://www.sasgroup.net/about-sas/sas-history/presidents-of-sas-beginning-in-1946/ |title = Presidents of SAS, beginning in 1946 |publisher = SAS |access-date = 16 April 2020}}</ref> On 17 September 1946, operations started under the new entity and the first international service was conducted between Stockholm and New York.<ref name = "official milestones">{{cite web |url = https://www.sasgroup.net/about-sas/sas-history/history-milestones/ |title = History milestones |publisher = SAS |access-date = 16 April 2020}}</ref> Within a half-year, SAS set a new record for carrying the heaviest single piece of air cargo across the Atlantic on a scheduled passenger airliner, by shipping a 1,400-pound electrical panel from New York to the [[Sandvik]] company in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Lionel|first=Daniel|date=2 March 1947|title=Along The Airways|work=Brooklyn Daily Eagle|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/54414418/|access-date=30 September 2020}}</ref>

In 1948, the Swedish flag carrier AB [[Aerotransport]] joined SAS and quickly coordinated its European operations between both carriers. Three years later, the companies formally merged to form the SAS Consortium.<ref name = "official milestones"/> When established, ownership of the airline was divided between SAS Danmark (28.6%), SAS Norge (28.6%), and SAS Sverige (42.8%), all of which were owned 50% by private investors and 50% by their governments.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The SAS Saga: A History of Scandinavian Airlines System |last=Buraas |first=Anders |publisher=SAS |year=1979 |isbn=82-90212-00-3 |page=13}}</ref>

=== Transpolar route ===
During 1954, SAS became the first airline to commence scheduled flights on a [[polar route]], flying [[Douglas DC-6|Douglas DC-6B]]s from Copenhagen to Los Angeles with stops in Søndre Strømfjord (now [[Kangerlussuaq]]) in Greenland and Winnipeg in Canada, pioneering a commercial route that marked a milestone in transpolar aviation history.<ref name = "official milestones"/> By the summer of 1956, traffic on the route had justified the frequency to be increased to three flights per week. The service proved relatively popular with Hollywood celebrities and members of the film industry, and the route turned out to be a publicity coup for SAS. Thanks to a tariff structure that allowed free transit to other European destinations via Copenhagen, this trans-polar route gained increasing popularity with American tourists throughout the 1950s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=History milestones |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/about-sas/sas-history/history-milestones/ |website=SAS}}</ref>

In 1957, SAS was the first airline to offer around-the-world service over the [[North Pole]] via a second polar route served by [[Douglas DC-7|Douglas DC-7C]]s flying from Copenhagen to Tokyo via [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage International Airport]] in Alaska.<ref name = "official milestones"/> The flight via Alaska was a compromise solution since the [[Soviet Union]] would not allow SAS, among other air carriers, to fly across [[Siberia]] between Europe and Japan, and Chinese airspace was also closed.<ref name=":1" />

=== Jet era ===
[[File:SAS Carvelle SE-210 (19).jpg|thumb|A Scandinavian Airlines flight attendant serving passengers in the 1960s]]
[[File:SAS Royal Hotel, Copenhagen, 1955-1960.jpg|thumb|Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in central [[Copenhagen]], originally SAS Royal Hotel, designed by [[Arne Jacobsen]] and built in 1960]]
In 1959, SAS entered the [[jet propulsion|jet age]], having procured a number of [[France|French]]-built [[Sud Aviation Caravelle]]s as the company's first jetliner.<ref name = "official milestones"/> During the following year, another jetliner, the [[Douglas DC-8]], was also inducted into the fleet.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

In addition to modern airliners, SAS also adopted innovative operating practices and systems to improve the customer experience. In 1965, it was the first airline to introduce an electronic [[Computer reservation system|reservation system]].<ref name = "official milestones"/> During 1971, SAS introduced its first [[Boeing 747]] jumbo jet into service.<ref>{{cite web |title=SAS timeline More than 60 years in the sky |url=https://www.flysas.com/upload/International/SKI/Media-center/Mediakit/Oct09/SAS%20timeline.pdf |website=flysas.com |access-date=2 November 2014}}</ref> Prior to the delivery of its first 747s, SAS had formed the KSS maintenance consortium with [[KLM]] and [[Swissair]] in 1969 to provide a maintenance pool and standardize aircraft specifications for the three airlines' 747 fleets. The consortium later incorporated [[Union de Transports Aériens|UTA]] and was renamed into KSSU to jointly acquire and maintain [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] widebody trijets.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boeing.com/commercial/aeromagazine/aero_01/textonly/a01txt.html|title=SAS: The United Nations of the Air|publisher=Boeing|access-date=June 26, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.key.aero/article/rise-and-fall-swissair|title=The rise and fall of Swissair|author= Otto, K.|publisher=Key.Aero|date=10 July 2022}}</ref> In 1982, SAS was recognised as the most punctual airline operating in Europe at that time.<ref name = "official milestones"/>

During its first decades, the airline built two large hotels in central Copenhagen, ''SAS Royal Hotel'' (5 stars) and the even larger ''SAS Hotel Scandinavia'' (4 stars, with a casino on the 26th floor).<ref name = "official milestones"/> In 1980, SAS opened its first hotel outside of Scandinavia, the ''SAS Kuwait Hotel''. By 1989, SAS's hotel division owned a 40 percent share in the [[Intercontinental Hotels Group]].<ref name = "official milestones"/> Following the [[airline deregulation|deregulation of commercial aviation]] in Europe and the competitive pressures from new rivals, SAS experienced economic difficulties (as did many incumbent [[flag carrier]] airlines) this heavily contributed to the airline's decision to sell its hotel chain to the [[Radisson Hotel Group]] during 1992.<ref name = "official milestones"/>

[[File:SAS 1980s logo.svg|thumb|right|The company logo in the 1980s was made up of stripes in the colors of the flags of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.]]
[[File:Scandinavian 767-383ER.jpg|thumb|right|SAS operated flights to Greenland for more than 50 years until March 2003. The route reopened in spring 2007 until January 2009. Pictured: a [[Boeing 767|Boeing 767-300ER]] at [[Kangerlussuaq Airport]] (2001).]]

=== Consolidation, acquisitions, and partnerships===
In 1981, [[Jan Carlzon]] was appointed as the [[CEO]] of SAS; during his tenure, the company underwent a successful financial turnaround of the company starting in 1981 and who envisioned SAS ownership of multiple airlines worldwide. SAS gradually acquired control of the domestic markets in all three countries; this was achieved by acquiring full or partial control of various competing local airlines, including [[Braathens ASA|Braathens]] and [[Widerøe]] in Norway; [[Linjeflyg]] and [[Skyways Express]] in Sweden; and [[Cimber Air]] in Denmark. During 1989, SAS acquired 18.4% of the [[Texas Air Corporation]], the parent company of [[Continental Airlines]], in a bid to form a global alliance. However, this did not come about and the stake in the Texas Air Corporation was subsequently sold on. During the 1990s, SAS also acquired a 20 percent stake in [[British Midland]], as well as purchasing 95 percent of [[Spanair]], the second-largest airline in Spain, in addition to [[Air Greenland]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

During the early 1990s, SAS unsuccessfully tried to merge itself with [[KLM]], along with [[Austrian Airlines]] and Swissair, in a proposed combined entity commonly called [[Alcazar (airline)|Alcazar]].<ref name=fail>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-22-fi-59778-story.html |title=4 European Air Carriers Scrap Plan for Merger: Transportation: The airlines had hoped to form a 'fortress' to compete with lower-cost flights |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |agency=Times Wire Services |date=22 November 1993}}</ref><ref name=swissair>{{cite journal |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4779/is_17/ai_n29091766/ |title=A tale of strategic and governance errors: the failings which caused the demise of Swissair were aggravated by the convergence of several industry developments |journal=European Business Forum |last=Ruigrok |first=Winfried |year=2004 |issue=Spring}}</ref> However, months of negotiations towards this ambitious merger ultimately collapsed due to multiple unsettled issues; this strategic failure heavily contributed to the departure of Carlzon that same year and his replacement by Jan Reinås.<ref name = "official pres"/> The airline marked its 50th year of operation on 1 August 1996 with the harmonization and name of SAS's parent company to ''SAS Danmark A/S, SAS Norge ASA'' and ''SAS Sverige AB''.<ref name = "official milestones"/> During May 1997, SAS became a founding member of the global [[Star Alliance]] network, joining with airlines such as [[Air Canada]], [[Lufthansa]], [[Thai Airways International]], and [[United Airlines]].<ref name="A new alliance">{{Cite news |last=Bryant |first=Adam |title=United and 4 Others to Detail Air Alliance Today |work=The New York Times |date=14 May 1997 |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F0071FFC345D0C778DDDAC0894DF494D81 |access-date=16 October 2010}}</ref><ref name="5 Airlines">{{Cite news |last=Tagliabue |first=John |title=5 Airlines Extend Limits of Alliances |work=The New York Times |date=15 May 1997 |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0A15FA3C5C0C768DDDAC0894DF494D81 |access-date=16 October 2010}}</ref>

In June 2001, the ownership structure of SAS was changed, with a holding company being created in which the holdings of the governments changed to Sweden (21.4%), Norway (14.3%), and Denmark (14.3%), while the remaining 50 percent of shares were publicly held and traded on the [[stock market]].<ref name = "official milestones"/> During 2004, SAS was again restructured, being divided into four separate companies: ''SAS Scandinavian Airlines Sverige AB, SAS Scandinavian Airlines Danmark A/S, SAS Braathens AS,'' and ''SAS Scandinavian International AS''. ''SAS Braathens'' was re-branded ''SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge AS'' in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://se.yhp.waymaker.net/sasgroup/release.asp?id=147353 |title=Press Release: SAS Braathens to be renamed SAS Norge |publisher=Waymaker (via SAS Group Press Release Archive) |access-date=23 March 2010}}</ref><ref name = "official milestones"/> However, during October 2009, the four companies were once again united into one company, named ''SAS Scandinavian System AB''.{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}}

=== 2009-2021: Restructuring ===
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With the growth of [[budget airlines]] and decreasing fares in Scandinavia, the business experienced financial hardship. By 2009, competitive pressures had compelled the airline to launch a cost-cutting initiative. In the first step of which, the business sold its stakes in other companies, such as [[British Midland International]], Spanair, and [[airBaltic]], and began to restructure its operations.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/sas-sells-remaining-stake-in-bmi-to-lufthansa/ |title=SAS Sells Remaining Stake in BMI to Lufthansa |last=Nicholson |first=Chris V. |date=1 October 2009 |work=The New York Times|access-date=18 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/spanair-idUSLU68460220090130 |title=SAS sells Spanair for 1 euro, takes big charge |last=Roberts |first=Martin |date=30 January 2009 |work=Reuters |access-date=18 November 2012 |display-authors=etal |archive-date=25 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825213218/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/01/30/spanair-idUSLU68460220090130 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.airbaltic.com/public/company_history.html |title=Company history |work=airBaltic.com |publisher=airBaltic |access-date=18 November 2012 |archive-date=1 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601121148/http://www.airbaltic.com/public/company_history.html}}</ref> During January 2009, an agreement to divest more than 80 percent of the holdings in Spanair was signed with a [[Catalonia|Catalan]] group of investors led by Consorci de Turisme de Barcelona and Catalana d'Inciatives.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cisionwire.se/sas/avtal-om-forsaljning-av-spanair-har-ingatts |title=SAS – press release (in Swedish) |publisher=Cision Wire |access-date=30 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074850/http://www.cisionwire.se/sas/avtal-om-forsaljning-av-spanair-har-ingatts |archive-date=15 July 2009}}</ref> These changes reportedly reduced the airliner's expenses by around 23 per cent between 2008 and 2011.<ref name = "tradeunion 2012"/>

In November 2012, the company came under heavy pressure from its owners and banks to implement even heavier cost-cutting measures as a condition for continued financial support. Negotiations with the respective [[trade union]]s took place for more than a week and exceeded the original deadline; in the end, an agreement was reached between SAS and the trade unions that would increase the work time, cutting employee's salaries by between 12 and 20 percent, along with reductions to the [[pension]] and retirement plans; these measures were aimed at keeping the airline as an operating concern. SAS criticized how it handled the negotiations, having reportedly denied facilities to the union delegations.<ref name = "tradeunion 2012">{{cite news |url=http://www.di.se/artiklar/2012/11/20/fackens-mardromsdygn-i-kopenhamn/ |title= Nightmare for trade unions in Copenhagen |date=19 November 2012 |work=Dagens Industri |access-date=17 December 2012}}</ref>

During 2017, SAS announced that it was forming a new airline, [[Scandinavian Airlines Connect|Scandinavian Airlines Ireland]], operating out of [[Heathrow Airport]] and [[Málaga Airport]] to fly European routes on its parent's behalf using nine Airbus A320neos.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/sas-irish-subsidiary-to-begin-flights-in-november-1.2992398| title=SAS Irish subsidiary to begin flights in November| newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]| location=[[Dublin]]| last=O'Halloran| first=Barry| date=28 February 2017| access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref> SAS sought to replace its own aircraft with cheaper ones crewed and based outside Scandinavia to compete better with other airlines.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://skift.com/2017/06/14/why-scandinavias-sas-is-creating-a-new-airline-with-the-same-name-in-ireland/| title=Why Scandinavia's SAS Is Creating a New Airline With the Same Name in Ireland| last=Sumers| first=Brian| date=14 June 2017| access-date=29 May 2018| publisher=[[Skift]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/transport-and-tourism/aviation-recruitment-firm-creates-80-new-jobs-as-part-of-irish-expansion-1.3074599| title=Aviation recruitment firm creates 80 new jobs as part of Irish expansion| newspaper=[[The Irish Times]]| location=[[Dublin]]| last=Burke-Kennedy| first=Eoin| date=7 May 2017| access-date=29 May 2018}}</ref> The Swedish Pilots Union expressed its dissatisfaction with the operational structure of the new airline, suggesting it violated the current labour-agreements.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.svd.se/facket-om-nya-sas-bolaget-pa-irland-blir-bestort| url-access=subscription| title=Facket om nya SAS-bolaget| language=sv| newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]| publisher=[[Schibsted Media Group]]| location=[[Stockholm]]| date=16 November 2017| access-date=14 January 2018}}</ref> The Swedish Cabin Crew Union also condemned the new venture and stated that SAS established the airline to "not pay decent salaries" to cabin crew.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.svd.se/sas-ger-personalen-usla-villkor-med-lagprisbolag/i/senaste| url-access=subscription| title=SAS ger personalen usla villkor| language=sv| newspaper=[[Svenska Dagbladet]]| publisher=[[Schibsted Media Group]]| location=[[Stockholm]]| date=23 November 2017| access-date=31 January 2018}}</ref>

In 2018, SAS announced that it had placed an order for 50 [[Airbus A320neo]] narrow-body jetliners to facilitate the creation of a single-type fleet. That same year, the Norwegian government divested its stake in the airline.<ref name = "official milestones"/> As part of an environmental initiative launched by [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO), SAS flights operating out of SFO since December 2018 have been supplied with [[sustainable aviation fuel]] from [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]] and SkyNRG.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://biofuels-news.com/display_news/14217/shell_starts_supplying_sustainable_fuel_at_californian_airport/ |title=Shell starts supplying sustainable fuel at Californian airport |website=Biofuels International |date=12 December 2018 |access-date=25 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/6928-shell-supplies-sustainable-aviation-fuel-available-at-san-francisco-international-airport.html |title=Sustainable aviation fuel available at San Francisco International Airport |last=Bates |first=Joe |website=www.airport-world.com |access-date=25 April 2019 |archive-date=25 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425193618/http://www.airport-world.com/news/general-news/6928-shell-supplies-sustainable-aviation-fuel-available-at-san-francisco-international-airport.html}}</ref>

In July 2021, the European Commission approved a Swedish and Danish aid measure of approximately US$356 million to support SAS.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-13|title=State aid: Commission approves €300 million Swedish and Danish subsidised interest rate loans to SAS in context of coronavirus outbreak|url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/state-aid-commission-approves-eu300-million-swedish-and-danish-subsidised-interest-rate-loans-to-sas-in-context-of-coronavirus-outbreak/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=AVIATOR}}</ref> In September 2021, SAS announced that it would establish two operating subsidiaries; SAS Connect and SAS Link, with its existing [[Scandinavian Airlines Connect|SAS Ireland]] subsidiary to be rebranded as the new SAS Connect, while SAS Link would initially operate the airline's Embraer E195 aircraft, and the operations of both companies to begin by early 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/108305-sas-to-launch-two-new-subsidiaries|title=SAS to launch two new subsidiaries|website=ch-aviation|date=1 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/sas-to-introduce-new-connect-and-link-operating-arms-at-copenhagen/146646.article|title=SAS to introduce new Connect and Link operating arms at Copenhagen|last=Kiminski-Morrow|first=David|website=[[FlightGlobal]]|publisher=[[DVV Media Group]]|date=30 November 2021|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/110407-sas-to-launch-connect-link-brands-in-1q22|title=SAS to launch Connect, Link brands in 1Q22|website=ch-aviation|date=3 December 2021|access-date=11 January 2022}}</ref>

=== 2022-2024: Sweden's exit, Air France-KLM entry and alliance shift ===
Following little progress with SAS's restructuring plan, SAS Forward, the Swedish government announced on 7 June 2022 that Sweden, which owns 21.8% of the company, would not inject new capital into SAS and that it did "not aim to be a long-term shareholder in the company".<ref>{{cite news | last=Terje Solsvik | first=Stine Jacobsen | title=Airline SAS will get no more cash from Swedish government | publisher=[[Reuters]] | date=7 June 2022 | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airline-sas-will-get-no-more-cash-swedish-government-2022-06-07/ | access-date=7 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Ildor | first=Astrid | title=Svensk SAS-melding efterlader Danmark med stort problem | publisher=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] | date=2022-06-07 | url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/penge/svensk-sas-melding-efterlader-danmark-med-stort-problem | language=da | access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref> The airline filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] protection in the United States on 5 July 2022.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/sas-soker-konkursbeskyttelse-i-usa-1.16027540|title=SAS søker konkursbeskyttelse i USA|access-date=5 July 2022|date=5 July 2022|publisher=NRK|language=nb-NO}}</ref>

In September 2022, SAS announced it was returning at least ten aircraft to lessors, including five long-haul aircraft - amongst them two barely two year old Airbus A350s. This measure is a result of the closure of Russian airspace for flights to Asia which caused a severe drop in demand and efficiency.<ref name="fleetreturn">[https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/sas-seeks-to-shed-a350s-and-a330s-as-part-of-fleet-restructuring-plan/150073.article flightglobal.com - SAS seeks to shed A350s and A330s as part of fleet-restructuring plan] 6 September 2022.</ref> As of November 2022, SAS announced it was searching for a buyer for one of their [[Airbus A350]] aircraft.<ref name="auto">[https://www.aero.de/news-43883/Wer-schnappt-sich-eine-taufrische-A350-von-SAS.html aero.de - "Who's gonna buy a nearly new A350 from SAS?"] {{in lang |de}} 9 November 2022.</ref>

In October 2023, it was announced that the [[Air France–KLM|Air France–KLM Group]] would be investing alongside the Danish government and two investment firms in SAS, with the airline group buying up to 20% of SAS shares following the airline's ongoing Chapter 11 process in the United States. With the investment (if approved by the EU Commission, and respective US and Swedish courts),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schlappig |first=Ben |date=2023-10-03 |title=Scandinavian Airlines Joining SkyTeam, Getting Air France-KLM Investment |url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/scandinavian-airlines-skyteam-air-france-klm-investment/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=One Mile at a Time}}</ref> SAS will leave Star Alliance and join [[SkyTeam]] alongside Air France–KLM.<ref name="AFKLM">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/airline-sas-says-air-france-klm-investment-firms-become-top-shareholder-2023-10-03/|title=Scandinavian airline SAS says Castlelake, Air France-KLM to become new shareholders|access-date=3 October 2023|date=3 October 2023|publisher=reuters}}</ref>

On 19 March 2024, US Bankruptcy Court approved the new restructuring plan and investment, allowing SAS to exit Chapter 11 by mid-2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US bankruptcy court greenlights SAS Chapter 11 exit plan |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/news/138377-us-bankruptcy-court-greenlights-sas-chapter-11-exit-plan |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=ch-aviation}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS receives court approval of chapter 11 plan - SAS |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/sas-receives-court-approval-of-chapter-11-plan/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.sasgroup.net}}</ref> It also applied for company reorganization in Sweden on 27 March.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS AB applies for company reorganization in Sweden – operations continue as normal - SAS |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/sas-ab-applies-for-company-reorganization-in-sweden-operations-continue-as-normal/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.sasgroup.net}}</ref> announced it would leave [[Star Alliance]] by 31 August 2024, becoming a SkyTeam member the next day, as confirmed on 29 April.<ref name="allianceexit">[https://www.aerointernational.de/aktuelles/sas-verlaesst-die-star-alliance-was-hat-das-fuer-konsequenzen.html aerointernational.de - "SAS leaves Star Alliance"] {{in lang |de}} 9 April 2024.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Orban |first=André |date=2024-04-29 |title=SAS enters SkyTeam Alliance on 1st September, enhancing global connectivity and benefits for customers |url=https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/scandinavian-airlines-system-sas/sas-enters-skyteam-alliance-on-1st-september-enhancing-global-connectivity-and-benefits-for-customers/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=Aviation24.be}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS TO JOIN SKY TEAM ALLIANCE - SAS |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/sas-to-join-sky-team-alliance/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.sasgroup.net}}</ref> On 12 June, Stockholm District Court announced that it will held a hearing for the company reorganization on 12 July,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Date for plan hearing in SAS AB's company reorganization announced - SAS |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/date-for-plan-hearing-in-sas-abs-company-reorganization-announced/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.sasgroup.net}}</ref> eventually approving it on 19 July.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS AB's plan of reorganization in Sweden approved – applies for a conditional delisting of all common shares and commercial hybrid bonds - SAS |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/sas-abs-plan-of-reorganization-in-sweden-approved-applies-for-a-conditional-delisting-of-all-common-shares-and-commercial-hybrid-bonds/ |access-date=2024-07-23 |website=www.sasgroup.net}}</ref> On 28 June, European Commission announced that it approved the restructuring plan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAS' restructuring plan approved by European Commission - SAS |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/sas-restructuring-plan-approved-by-european-commission/ |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.sasgroup.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=SAS receives European Commission approval for restructure |url=https://www.businesstravelnewseurope.com/Air-Travel/SAS-receives-European-Commission-approval-for-restructure |access-date=2024-07-03 |website=www.businesstravelnewseurope.com}}</ref>

In September 2024, Scandinavian Airlines announced it would terminate its wet-leasing contract with [[Nordica (airline)|Xfly]] by November 2024.<ref name=sascancellation>[https://xfly.ee/press/xflys-official-comment-regarding-the-cancellation-on-behalf-of-sas-for-flights-on-swedish-domestic-routes/ xfly.ee - XFly's official comment on the cancellation of flights on Swedish domestic routes on behalf of SAS] 27 September 2024.</ref> On 17 September 2024, SAS announced a partnership with [[Braathens Regional Airlines]] (BRA), designating them as a subcontractor to operate flights from [[Stockholm Arlanda Airport]] starting in 2025, with BRA announcing it would cease operating its own domestic flight network from [[Stockholm Bromma Airport]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nyheter |first=S. V. T. |date=2024-09-17 |title=BRA lämnar Bromma för Arlanda – ska flyga för SAS |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/stockholm/bra-borjar-flyga-at-sas |access-date=2024-09-17 |work=SVT Nyheter |language=sv}}</ref> This collaboration, valued at approximately SEK 6 billion over seven years, aims to strengthen SAS's domestic network in Sweden, increasing daily departures to destinations such as [[Visby Airport|Visby]], [[Göteborg Landvetter Airport|Gothenburg]], [[Malmö Airport|Malmö]], and [[Luleå Airport|Luleå]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=HägerstrandText |first=Anders |date=2024-09-17 |title=BRA blir underleverantör till SAS – ska flyga från Arlanda |url=https://www.di.se/nyheter/bra-blir-underleverantor-till-sas-ska-flyga-fran-arlanda/ |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Dagens industri |language=sv}}</ref>

On 18 September 2024, just a month after the completion of the restructuring, SAS announced expansion of the route network from Copenhagen Airport with 15 new destinations from Summer 2025. Following the new ownership structure, the airline will focus on positioning the airport as the airline's main hub for international travel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-18 |title=SAS is building a global hub in Scandinavia |url=https://www.sasgroup.net/newsroom/press-releases/2024/sas-is-building-a-global-hub-in-scandinavia/ |website=SAS Group}}</ref>