Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), established in 1946, is the national airline of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
From its hubs in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Oslo, SAS serves cities throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the U.S., from which SAS serves Copenhagen non-stop from New York (Newark), Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C. with Airbus A330 and A340 aircraft.
Scandinavian attention to detail is evident throughout SAS products, services and fleet:

• SAS Business features a popular buffet bar and espresso machine; spacious restrooms with windows and a handle bar to stretch your back.
• SAS is one of few airlines to offer a premium economy cabin: Economy Extra.
• SAS offers wider seats and more legroom.
• SAS is the only Northern European airline to offer personal screens in all classes.
• Free wireless broadband and IP telephony in all SAS lounges.

SAS also is a leader in the airline industry in sustainability and the environment. It was one of the first airlines to offer a carbon offset program for passengers. SAS is part of a group that includes eight airlines, Boeing, Honeywell and Yale University that is developing a second generation bio-fuel. And SAS is a pioneer in the development of continuous descent approaches, a faster and more environmentally friendly method of landing aircraft.

In 2008, SAS launched a gay site on its U.S. website flysas.com/us/gay, thereby becoming the first European airline with a website dedicated to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender/transsexual (GLBT) market. The website builds on SAS' popular crew tips, providing tips from its own gay crew of the best that Copenhagen has to offer.

SAS has partnered with Wonderful Copenhagen, Copenhagen Gay Life and others to offer gay maps, gay guides and an events calendar that's updated daily for Copenhagen. SAS is the Official Airline of the World Outgames 2009 in Copenhagen, July 25-August 2.