SAS launches services between Stavanger and Houston

SAS is launching services between Stavanger and Houston on August 20. This
fulfils the wishes of leading players in the oil industry for better connections
between Norway, and the rest of Scandinavia, and Houston, Texas.
“The route we have established is a tailored product for a defined market with
particular travel needs,” says Rickard Gustafson, President and CEO of SAS.

The route will be operated by a business version of the Boeing 737-700 and will
have an SAS Long Haul Business Class concept on board, with just 44 comfortable
business seats, along with a modern inflight entertainment system and full
-service meals and service.

“The favorable timetable provides excellent connections throughout Scandinavia
in both directions, while Houston is a hub for places to the south and west such
as Mexico, Los Angeles, Dallas and Phoenix with the Star Alliance,” says Rickard
Gustafson.

SAS has entered into a “wet lease” agreement with the company PrivatAir, which
has this special version of the Boeing 737-700. The aircraft will carry SAS’s
distinctive colors and logo.

The route will launch on August 20, just ahead of the major oil exhibition in
Stavanger, Offshore Northern Seas (ONS). Tickets for route, which will operate
daily except Saturdays, go on sale on April 29.