Scandinavian Airlines Ireland
| Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Ltd. | |
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| ICAO code : | SZS |
| Call sign : | SPINNAKER |
| Founding: | 2017 |
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Dublin , Ireland
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| Company form: | Ltd. |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | EuroBonus |
| Fleet size: | 9 |
| Aims: | international |
Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Ltd , also known as SAS Ireland or SAIL , is an Irish airline based in Dublin and a subsidiary of SAS Scandinavian Airlines . The airline only operates flights on behalf of SAS. Although it is an Irish airline, none of the aircraft are based in Ireland, but rather at London Heathrow Airport and Malaga Airport .
history
SAS established its Ireland-based subsidiary in early 2017 and wanted to be operational by November 1, 2017. Originally, the airline should be equipped with nine new Airbus A320neo ; five of them will take off from London Heathrow and later from Malaga in spring 2018, the remaining four aircraft will be taken over by the parent company.
The intention of SAS was to replace its own crews with cheaper crews outside Scandinavia in order to be able to better compete with other airlines. The airline does not have its own employees, instead they are employed by CAE , an aviation broker who started deploying backend staff in 2017.
The Swedish Pilots Union expressed its dissatisfaction with the operational structure of the new airline because it believes it is a breach of current employment contracts. The union also complained about the lack of coverage in the Scandinavian media. The Swedish cabin crew union also condemned the new company, stating that SAS founded the airline in order to "not pay decent salaries" to the cabin crew. Jonas Sjöstedt , the chairman of Vänsterpartiet , told a newspaper that the Swedish government had to stop the creation of the new airline, but Swedish Economy Minister Mikael Damberg told the same newspaper that “it is not a problem for the owner if the company decides to have bases to open abroad ”.
Due to delivery delays, SAS Ireland had to postpone its start until December 2017. The first flight took place on December 20, 2017 from Copenhagen to London Heathrow.
In the summer of 2018, many flights that were supposed to be operated by SAS Ireland were either canceled or operated by the parent company. At the same time, 26 pilots from SAS Ireland sent a letter to the corporate governance of the SAS Group criticizing working conditions and safety standards. The chief instructor at SAS Ireland resigned after being criticized for safety standards being too high. During the brief period the airline was operating, they saw the departure of some pilots, most of whom were still employed and actively sought new employment.
fleet
As of March 2020, the SAS Scandinavian Airlines Irelands fleet consists of nine aircraft with an average age of 1.9 years:
| Aircraft type | number | ordered | Remarks | Seats ( Business / Eco + / Eco ) |
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| Airbus A320neo | 9 | operated for SAS Scandinavian Airlines | 180 (- / - / 180) | |
| total | 9 | |||
See also
Web links
- SAS Scandinavian Airlines website (including Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, German)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Barry O'Halloran: SAS Irish subsidiary to begin flights in November. The Irish Times , February 28, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ^ Brian Sumers: Why Scandinavia's SAS Is Creating a New Airline With the Same Name in Ireland. skift.com, June 14, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ^ Eoin Burke-Kennedy: Aviation recruitment firm creates 80 new jobs as part of Irish expansion. The Irish Times , May 7, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Tomas Augustsson: Facket om nya SAS-bolaget på Ireland: ”Blir confused”. Svenska Dagbladet , November 16, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 (Swedish).
- ↑ ”SAS ger personalalen usla villkor med lågprisbolag”. Svenska Dagbladet , November 23, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 (Swedish).
- ↑ Kräver stop for SAS planners. hd.se, February 1, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 (Swedish).
- ^ Mark Dwyer: Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Delays Launch. flyinginireland.com, October 19, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ^ Alan Dron: SAS starts operations under Irish AOC. atwonline.com, December 21, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 .
- ↑ Rudolf Hermann: SAS lets rows of passengers sit. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. July 31, 2018, accessed December 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Nina Tuv: Kanselleringskaos i SAS: Piloter tviler på Ireland project. e24.no, December 21, 2017, accessed October 24, 2018 (Norwegian).
- ^ SAS Scandinavian Airlines Ireland Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. Retrieved March 4, 2020 .
- ↑ sasgroup.net - The Fleet , accessed on February 7, 2017
