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SAS/Blue1 Reorganizes Operation from Nov 2012

SAS Group on late-Wednesday night (17OCT12) announced the revised role of member carrier Blue1. From 01NOV12, Blue1 will become a “production company”, operating flights for SAS. All Blue1 operation remains unaffected, however it’ll adopt the SAS brand as well as using “SK” code instead of “KF” code, to increase brand recognition and visibility.

Planned Blue1 for SAS operational routes and new flight number range in Winter 2012/13 season includes:

Helsinki – Copenhagen SK1700 – 1799
Helsinki – Geneva SK4390 – 4399
Helsinki – Nice SK4380 – 4389
Helsinki – Stockholm SK700 – 799

Following routes currently operated by Blue1 has yet to receive new SAS flight numbers at time this post goes to press:
Copenhagen – Ivalo
Copenhagen – Kittila
Copenhagen – Lappeenranta
Copenhagen – Oulu
Copenhagen – Vaasa
Helsinki – Kittila
Helsinki – Kuusamo
Helsinki – Oslo
Helsinki – Ostersund

In the GDS and airline booking engine, all Blue1 flight numbers will gradually migrate to SAS’ “SK” coded flight numbers, and remarked as “operated by Blue1″.

airlineroute.net
 
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"All Blue1 operation remains unaffected, however it’ll adopt the SAS brand as well as using “SK” code instead of “KF” code, to increase brand recognition and visibility."

sì. :)
 
UPDATE : SAS Finland (ex-Blue1) ha annunciato la chiusura delle seguenti rotte...

CPH-Lappeenranta
CPH-Tampere
CPH-Oulu

Da CPH rimangono solo Helsinki, Vaasa e Turku. Più gli stagionali invernali per Kittila e Ivalo.
 
sinceramente non credo che qualcuno ne sarà rattristato.
Blue1 non l'ho mai visto come un marchio così forte in Finlandia. cioè, era noto ma è altrettanto noto SAS; anzi forse di più questo secondo.
 
Blue1 to replace Boeing 717s, likely with 737-600s

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has announced plans to “reboot” its Blue1 subsidiary by replacing its nine Boeing 717s, most likely with 737-600s, and using it as a wet-lease provider.
Speaking during a phone briefing on Thursday, SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson said the 717s would bedivested by the end of 2015. “The 717 is a bit of an odd bird, creating unnecessary complexity,” Gustafson said.
The 717 also has high unit costs and, under the current plan, the last five 717s will be replaced with 737-600s. Blue1 will then be “rebooted” as a wetlease provider for SAS.
“SAS has reduced capacity at Blue1 by about 40% as a result of the decision to divest four Boeing 717s. The five remaining Boeing 717s will be phased out in 2015,” said SAS in its 2013-2014 full-year report.
Gustafson said this strategy has been boosted by a new agreement with Blue1’s unions, which makes the airline more “effective and competitive.” This includes a provision for grounding aircraft during off-peak periods, which will give SAS greater flexibility in its capacity management.
SAS also recently announced plans to acquire 100% of Danish regional Cimber, which was set to close in April 2015. Under the deal, SAS will transfer its 12 Bombardier CRJ900s to Cimber’s air operator’s certificate. Cimber’s staff, its CRJ200s and ATR 72 are all still slated to leave the company.
Since it was nearly pushed to bankruptcy in 2012, SAS has slimmed its fleet from nine aircraft types down to four. Gustafson described this as a “significant step”. The SAS mainline operation will focus on aircraft with 120 seats or more, such as Airbus A320s and 737s, while Blue1 and Cimber will cover lower-capacity operations, supported by SAS’ other wet-lease providers, Flybe and Jettime.
Through this model, SAS is aiming to right-size its network, support SAS’ hub operations, maintain thinner routes and support routes during off-peak times.
Blue1 is a Finnish carrier, headquartered in Helsinki, which was founded in 1987 and has been owned by SAS since 1998. It also has a hub at Copenhagen airport and serves around 28 regional and international destinations.
 
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