SAS Expands Its Global Network with 2026 Summer Schedule
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), the national carrier of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, has announced its most extensive summer schedule to date for 2026. This plan features nine new routes across Europe, North America, and Asia, along with extended operations on several existing services. From its Copenhagen hub, SAS will increase seat capacity by 20%, creating 50% more connecting opportunities.
Currently, the airline operates over 100 routes from Copenhagen, and in recent years, it has steadily expanded its network from the airport. During the 2025 summer season alone, SAS added 28 new routes across its network, many of them from Copenhagen. These included destinations such as Madrid, Budapest, Krakow, Lyon, Wroclaw, and Nuuk in Greenland, as well as long-haul services to Seoul and Seattle.
New Routes from Copenhagen in 2026
Most of the new routes in SAS’ 2026 summer schedule will originate from Copenhagen Airport. Starting June 2, the airline will begin five weekly flights to Mumbai using its Airbus A330-300s, marking its return to the Indian market after 17 years. SAS last served Delhi in 2009 and previously operated to Kolkata until 1985. The new route will be the first nonstop link between Copenhagen and Mumbai, complementing Air India’s Delhi–Copenhagen, which is currently the only direct connection between India and Scandinavia.
Mumbai has long been considered for SAS’ network, but a shortage of widebodies and the closure of Russian airspace delayed its launch. Alongside the India launch, SAS will also open routes from Copenhagen to Istanbul, Riga, Luxembourg, Bordeaux, Marseille, and Visby, further expanding its European footprint.
Extended Routes for Full Summer Season
In addition to the new launches, SAS will also open two new short-haul routes in spring 2026. Starting March 29, the airline will fly twice-weekly between Stockholm and Madrid, followed a day later by twice-weekly service between Oslo and Hamburg. Along with these new routes, the carrier will extend three existing routes for the full summer season.
Copenhagen–Alesund, Copenhagen–Edinburgh, and Copenhagen–Thessaloniki were previously limited to peak months but will now run throughout the schedule. According to scheduled data from an aviation analytics firm, Cirium, Copenhagen–Thessaloniki will operate from May 5 with at least three weekly flights, while Copenhagen–Edinburgh will see up to six weekly services from the same month.
Increased Frequency on Existing Routes
SAS is also boosting frequency on more than 30 existing routes. Copenhagen alone will gain additional departures on over 25 connections, including Berlin, Brussels, Budapest, Krakow, Prague, Seoul, Tallinn, and Tokyo. Stockholm will see more flights to Brussels, Dublin, Paris, and Vaasa, while Oslo will benefit from expanded links to Brussels, Dublin, and Reykjavik.
Winter Network Expansion for 2025/26
Furthermore, SAS is also expanding its 2025/26 winter network from Copenhagen. Beginning in October, the carrier will add six new destinations, increase frequencies on key routes, and carry over 22 of its most popular summer services into the colder months.
Overall, the airline expects winter seat capacity from Copenhagen to rise by 40%, with connectivity across Scandinavia and Europe improving by 75%. The new destinations include six weekly year-round services to Vienna, along with a three weekly year-round link to Tel Aviv operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
In addition, it has included seasonal services to Marrakech (two weekly), Madeira (one weekly), Fuerteventura (one weekly; all operated on Saturdays), and Kittila (two weekly; Tuesdays and Saturdays). Along with that, it will continue 22 existing summer routes through the winter, including transatlantic and European destinations such as Toronto, Seoul, Budapest, Madrid, Venice, Lisbon, Krakow, and Wroclaw.
