SAS US flights remain canceled
SAS flights remain canceled The tragic events in the US on Tuesday afternoon have resulted in SAS canceling all flights to and from the US until further notice. "I want to express my deepest sympathy and that of SAS to all those affected in various ways by this appalling disaster," says Jørgen Lindegaard, President of SAS. All SAS aircraft to and from the US that were scheduled for Tuesday have been redirected or have returned to Scandinavia: · SK 903 Stockholm-New York returned to Arlanda (landed at 8:05 p.m., Scandinavian time). 115 passengers and 11 crew members were on board. · SK 907 Oslo-New York returned to Oslo (landed at 6:38 p.m., Scandinavian time): 123 passengers and 11 crew members. · SK 911 Copenhagen-New York landed at Halifax, Canada, at 6:18 p.m. and is scheduled to continue to Scandinavia after refueling. 159 passengers and 11 crew members. · SK 945 Stockholm-Chicago turned back, made an intermediate stop at Keflavik, Iceland, for refueling and is scheduled to land at Arlanda at 10:35 p.m., Scandinavian time. 146 passengers and 11 crew members. · SK 923 Copenhagen-Washington turned back, made an intermediate stop in Keflavik and was subsequently redirected to Bergen with an estimated time of arrival of 11:10 p.m., Scandinavian time. 188 passengers and 11 crew members. · SK 937 Copenhagen-Seattle canceled. · SK 943 Copenhagen-Chicago canceled. · SK 901 Copenhagen-New York canceled. · SK 771 Copenhagen-Tel Aviv redirected to Larnaca because Israeli air space has been closed. SK 771 will return to Copenhagen, with an estimated arrival time of 0:15 a.m., Scandinavian time. 121 passengers and seven crew members. · There will be no flights between Copenhagen and Tel Aviv on Wednesday. The SAS management is continuously monitoring developments and is in close contact with Scandinavian authorities to ensure that operations are adapted to the prevailing situation. Customers can receive details about US flights and other information on the following numbers: Sweden: Tel + 46 (0)20 727 727 Denmark: Tel + 45 70102000 Norway: Tel + 47 81003300 USA: Tel + 1 800 221 2350 For further information, please contact the SAS press service: Tel: + 46 8 7972944 SAS CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/11/20010911BIT00850/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/09/11/20010911BIT00850/bit0002.pdf