SAS to add nine new routes and six new destinations in Summer 2026, boosting Copenhagen hub

SAS will roll out its largest summer 2026 schedule to date, adding nine new routes and six new destinations while significantly increasing frequencies and seat capacity across its network. The expansion strengthens Copenhagen’s role as Scandinavia’s primary international hub and deepens Nordic connectivity.

Discovered 2025-09-22T02:32:08.928879-07:00 | 2025-09-22T02:32:08.928879-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • SAS is adding nine new routes and six new destinations for Summer 2026, a measurable increase in network breadth and seat capacity that will affect intra‑European and select intercontinental flows.
  • The programme further cements Copenhagen’s hub role and helps explain the recent rise in CPH passenger volumes and SAS-driven connectivity gains (see Copenhagen's passenger growth: https://hype.aero/?story=bf27137f-b951-4f47-b28d-338aed0075a0).
  • The expansion complements SAS’s broader network moves, including recent long‑haul returns from Copenhagen, and intensifies short‑haul competition against carriers rolling out similarly large Summer 2026 schedules (context: Copenhagen–Mumbai return https://hype.aero/?story=3fa10b01-8513-4328-ba5b-a43356adb5fb; Norwegian Summer 2026 rollout https://hype.aero/?story=73f9ba38-a95a-4be8-9aaa-acff7f71f283).

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