Scandinavian Airlines is inaugurating its Copenhagen to New York JFK route today, February 9th, 2023. The first flight SK919 departed in the afternoon (18:44) and is expected to arrive at 21:06 at New York JFK international airport.

The plane taking care of it is an Airbus A321neo (SE-DMO) that was delivered to Scandinavian Airlines on October 15th, 2020 (2.5 years old).

SAS Copenhagen to JFK: Follow the plane

You can follow flight SK919 on flightradar24 using this link.

SAS Copenhagen to JFK: Follow SK919 Live — Follow SK919: SAS Copenhagen to JFK (inaugural flight)

SAS Airbus A321 Long Range (A321LR)

The Airbus A321 Long Range is part of the latest generation of aircraft and is expected to reduce climate-impacting emissions by 15-18 percent compared to similar previous-generation aircraft. This latest addition to the fleet means travelers get access to more intercontinental routes with fewer stopovers, and shorter travel times to and from Scandinavia.

The aircraft has 22 Business, 12 Plus, and 123 Go seats, meaning a total of 157 seats in a single-aisle aircraft. The seats are specially chosen for the A321LR to optimize comfort in all three travel classes. Seats in SAS Business are fully flat seat beds, and there are different mood light scenarios in the cabins, as well as high-speed WiFi. Every seat is equipped with IFE screens, PC power, and/or hi-power USB. The reduced noise level inside the cabin will further enhance the travel experience on board. The A321LR is part of SAS’ ongoing fleet renewal and will reduce climate-impacting emissions compared to previous generations of similar aircraft.

SAS Traffic Figures (January 2023)

1.4 million passengers traveled with SAS during January

SAS transported a total of 1.4 million in January, an increase of 89 percent compared to the same period last year. SAS’ passenger demand continued to be strong with RPK increasing by 68% while capacity increased by 22%, compared to the same period last year. The flown load factor for January was 68%, an improvement of 19% compared to January last year.

“January traffic came in at 1.4 million passengers, an 89 percent increase compared to January 2022. It is a healthy figure during the winter season when we, due to our usual seasonality, see lower passenger numbers. Our flown load factor of 68 percent exceeds the pre-pandemic level of 65 percent in January 2019. We continue to make progress with SAS FORWARD and our chapter 11 process in the U.S. We recently concluded our aircraft lessor negotiations, and we expect to achieve our targeted cost reductions related to annual aircraft lease and financing costs”
Anko van der Werff, President & CEO of SAS

Read the full report here.

Press release by SAS

SAS is expanding its customer offering to New York and is starting direct routes to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York from Copenhagen. The inaugural flight takes place on February the 9[th].

On February 9, SAS launches its new route between Copenhagen Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. The new route enables SAS customers to travel easily to and from both the West and East side of New York as SAS continues to offer departures from Scandinavia to Newark. The inaugural flight takes place with SAS’s latest addition to their fleet – the Airbus A321 Long Range which offers a more comfortable and sustainable way of traveling.

Through the launch of its new route to JFK in New York, SAS offers frequent departures to this convenient and efficient airport with easy access to and from New York as well as many connecting flights to choose from.

JFK service begins with five weekly flights from Copenhagen, ramping up with daily flights for the summer schedule. SAS operates into terminal 7 at JFK.

“We are delighted to inaugurate our new route to JFK. SAS already offers a solid product to Newark Airport from Scandinavia, and we believe that this addition to JFK from Copenhagen will strengthen the New York offer to our customers. The US is a strategic market for SAS, and we will continue to develop new routes and destinations,” says Anko van der Werff, President & CEO, SAS.

US destinations continue to generate demand for more and frequent departures. SAS will offer about 130 departures per week on a total of 12 routes this winter.

Schedules to and from JFK:
Winter 2022
Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
CPH-JFK: 18:25 – 21:30
JFK-CPH: 23:00 – 12:55

Summer 2023
Daily
CPH-JFK: 19:20 – 22:00
JFK-CPH: 23:55 – 13:45

Find out more and book your flight today on flysas.com.

Facts about Airbus A321 Long Range (A321LR)

The Airbus A321 Long Range is part of the latest generation of aircraft and is expected to reduce climate-impacting emissions by 15-18 percent compared to similar previous-generation aircraft. This latest addition to the fleet means travelers get access to more intercontinental routes with fewer stopovers, and shorter travel times to and from Scandinavia.

The aircraft has 22 Business, 12 Plus and 123 Go seats, meaning a total of 157 seats in a single aisle aircraft. The seats are especially chosen for the A321LR to optimize the comfort in all three travel classes. Seats in SAS Business are fully flat seat beds and there are different mood light scenarios in the cabins, as well as hi-speed WiFi. Every seat is equipped with IFE screens, PC power and/or hi-power USB. The reduced noise level inside the cabin will further enhance the travel experience on board. The A321LR is part of SAS’ ongoing fleet renewal and will reduce climate-impacting emissions compared to previous generations of similar aircraft.