SAS Scandinavian Airlines is set to launch a daily nonstop flight between Copenhagen and Atlanta June 17, allowing onward travel through the world’s busiest airport through a new codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines Inc.
The connection will mark the first time in more than a decade that Atlanta will be linked directly with the capital of Denmark, to which Delta suspended its flights in 2012.
Atlanta will become the U.S. city served by SAS, which has reportedly begun the process of switching its longtime allegiance from the Star Alliance, led by United, to Delta’s SkyTeam.
The flight will leave Atlanta each evening at 7 p.m. and. stay aloft for just over nine hours before touching down in Copenhagen at 10:20 a.m. on the following day. The Airbus A330 aircraft will be configured with 262 seats. SAS cited the cargo potential of the route as key due to Atlanta’s proximity to the fast-growing ports in Savannah.
“This development means an expanded offering for SAS passengers, who can look forward to reaching several new and exciting destinations across the Southern USA, Caribbean, and Latin America, all conveniently accessible from Atlanta,” SAS President & CEO Anko van der Werff said in a news release.
The announcement Jan. 16 was welcomed by diplomats and business boosters around Georgia, which boasts a strong contingent of high-tech firms and manufacturers from three countries whose influence on the global economy far surpasses what their combined population of 21 million might suggest.
“The announcement of a new direct flight from Atlanta to Copenhagen is great news,” said Christopher Smith, an attorney in Macon and the honorary consul of Denmark in Georgia. “The route is something that has long been sought by members of both the Danish and American business communities in Atlanta due to the strength of the bilateral trade and investment between Scandinavia and Georgia. The relationship with Denmark alone
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