Lars Sandahl Sørensen new CEO of SAS International

SAS Group has appointed Lars Sandahl Sørensen Chief Executive Officer of Scandinavian Airlines International, the long-haul division of SAS. Sandahl will succeed Lars Lindgren, who will take the position as Executive Chairman of the Board of Spanair, a member of the SAS Group.

"I am pleased to be appointed CEO of SAS International and I am thrilled to continue Lars
Lindgren's great initiatives for this airline," says Lars Sandahl Sørensen. "We are currently
expanding our network with a number of direct flights out of both Copenhagen and Stockholm, and
we are continuously improving our products to ensure that we are amongst the top airlines in the
industry. It is therefore an exciting time for us to drive SAS International forward and position
ourselves at the forefront of the aviation industry."

SAS International has expanded with three new routes this year (Stockholm-Beijing,
Stockholm-Bangkok and Copenhagen-Dubai) and recently announced two new routes for 2008
(Copenhagen-New Delhi and Copenhagen-San Francisco). The SAS long-haul network provides excellent connections between the US and Northern Europe, as well as Asia.

Lars Sandahl Sørensen joined Scandinavian Airlines International as General Manager, Australia
and New Zealand, in 2003. In September 2006, he returned to Scandinavia and took on the role as
Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to SAS, Sandahl Sørensen was CEO of the Danish Tourist Board
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