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Flying SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Business Class

Florian Buechtingby Florian Buechting

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Business Class

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Airbus A330 Business Class
3.4

Rating

 3.4/5

Flyctory.com Pros

  • Reliable 1-2-1 cabin
  • Interesting catering concept
  • Very comfortable bathroom

Flyctory.com Cons

  • Technical issues of seats
  • No free WiFi for paid upgrades
  • Poor behavior by the ground staff / no customer relations reaction
  • Limited inflight entertainment

I do have quite a history with SAS Scandinavian Airlines. However, I never had an intercontinental service with them. With their transition to SkyTeam, this became more interesting to me. I upgraded my very first intercontinental service from SAS Plus to their business class product. Even though it was on one of their more “traditional” planes, the Airbus A330, I was really flattered having that experience. Here is my review.

 

SAS A330 Business Class – Fleet

At the time of writing, the long-haul fleet of SAS Scandinavian Airlines consists of three different aircraft types. First of all, there are six Airbus A350-900 aircrafts. They come with a similar configuration of 1-2-1 seating like the Airbus A330 fleet, of which three are currently operating. A very interesting intercontinental plane is the Airbus 321neo of the Nordic airline. It comes with alternating 2-2 and 1-1 rows as well as a 2-2 configuration in Premium Economy. 

There are eight Airbus A330 planes actively used by SAS. All of them are A330-300 models. There used to be an A330-200 as well – but this one is no longer used. All planes of that type have been delivered during the 2010’s. 

 

SAS A330 Business Class – My Flight

My flight was on Friday, 28th August 2026, from Copenhagen (CPH) to Newark (EWR) on SK 909. Theflight was scheduled to depart at 12:30 and arrive at 14:59 (both local times). Despite some delays at Copenhagen AIrport (CPH) caused by long lines for non-EU cititzens at emigration, the flight roughly held the schedule.

SAS A330 Business Class – At The Airport

Together with high status passengers (SAS as well as SKyTeam), you are boarding in Group 1. You have to state, thogh, that there is also a Group 0 (I wonder when the first airline is introducing group Minus 1…). You obviously have access to SAS or partner lounges as well. At Copenhagen (CPH), there is no designated SAS non-Schengen lounge. This is especially painful for non-EU citizens nowadays, as the lines at emigration and immigration for them are massive, so that you need to add quite a lot of buffer to your schedule at the airport.

Before boarding, the gate agent lied to me stating that the seat I originally booked had technical issues. However, when I boarded the plane I saw that they assigned another person to it. Obviously, they changed the seating in a way that two people traveling together may sit next to each other. While I am fine with the idea,I felt that cheating a passenger is absolutely unacceptable. Unfortunately, SAS did not reply to my complaint about the ground staff behavior (at least not within two weeks after the flight had taken place). 

 

SAS A330 Business Class – The Cabin

SAS Scandinavian Airlines uses the front part of the cabin (in front of the rear entrace door, 2L), for their business class cabin. There are eight rows in a 1-2-1 configuration, i.e. single seats on the window and two seats in the middle. The seats are staggered, i.e. one row is slightly facing to the left, while the next one is facing to the right. This may make a bit of a difference, as the opposite side features the storage desk and a wider armrest area, which may be handy for working – or adds some privacy, depending on your preferences. The seats do fully recline. However, there are fixed programs. Thus, you may move the footrest, but not the backrest individually. I felt that this was rather bothering during my flight. Additionally, my seat did not fully recline and stopped after an estimated angle of 160°. 

The seats are overall very comfy and come with a shoulder strap belt, which you may remove during the flight. The table is quite nice and even offers space if you are a bigger person like me. The storage area is really nice for minor items like your wallet, cell phone, or glasses and also holds a bottle of water and the amenity kit when you are boarding. However, there is practically no storage space for larger items like a notebook. This was very uncomfotrable during my flight as we had quite a bit of flying through turbulences during my flight – I simply could not make use of the time and work. I did like the easy positioning of the universal power outlet in the storage area. There are also two USB-A ports, one close to the power outlet and socket for the noise cancelling headphones and one at the rather modern entertainment screen. However, there is no USB-C socket. Another seat in the cabin had issues with the the pneumatic seat cushioning.

 

Toilet

The main toilets for business class are in the rear of that cabin, i.e. next to the second set of doors. I absolutely liked them, because they are really spacious, compared to other bathrooms you have nowadays. They even come with a window. Especially as long as you are still on the ground, you can also close the blinds for privacy.

 

SAS A330 Business Class – Service

The way SAS is serving meals is rather unusual, but acutally quite nice. There are two flight attendants per aisle. The first one is serving drinks and preparing your table for the next course. Thereafter, the options are brought to you on a rolling table by a flight attendant dressed up in chef clothing. They really add sauces, some spice or cream for dessert at the table, which is an absolutely nice touch. Even though I struggled with some of the dishes, I really loved that style of serving – and it has been rather fast as well.

On intercontinental flights, WiFi at SAS is complimentary in the business class and for high tier SAS frequent flyers. However, I simply did not manage to log in with either of my Android devices for most of the flight. When I finally made it, some two hours before landing, SAS wanted to charge me, based on my initially booked cabin class. I feel that if you upgrade to business class, this should definitely be part of the deal. The inflight entertainment is technically nice. The plane also has a forward and downward facing camera. However, the selection of movies and especially audio is poor compared to other airlines. If you like country music like I do, for example, there is not a single option for you in the audio program.

 

SAS A330 Business Class – My View

SAS Scandinavian Airlines is regarded to be rather reliable, but not overwhelmingly fancy. My Airbus A330 Business Class experience with them was rather in line with that. The seat is superior to legacy cabins of British Airways or Lufthansa, indeed. I liked the meal service as such, even though I was not the biggest fan of the meal itself. The WiFi issues and the absolutely unacceptable ground crew behavior did defintiely limit the fun, though.

 

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