SAS to Relaunch Copenhagen-Tel Aviv Flights

‍DALLAS — SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK) will reintroduce flights between Copenhagen and Tel Aviv. 

The multinational airline will resume services from Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup (CPH) to Ben Gurion International Airport (TLV) in October, after discontinuing flights to TLV almost a decade ago. AviationAtoZ reports that the airline's last TLV flights were in 2016.  

Initially, SK will operate three rotations a week on this reintroduced route. SAS is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. It serves more than 125 global destinations from its hubs in Copenhagen (CPH), Oslo (OSL), and Stockholm Arlanda (ARN).

Restart of Israel Flights

The relaunch of SK’s TLV service is good news for travellers in both Scandinavia and Israel, since the direct service provides convenience for travelers. Following a period of regional instability due to conflict in the area, several carriers are now returning or announcing restart dates for their TLV services. 

The Lufthansa Airline Group (LH) has resumed scheduled flights to TLV. Services between TLV and Frankfurt (FRA), Munich (MUC), and Vienna (VIE) began on August 1. 

Spain’s Air Europa (UX) has also returned to TLV, offering six flights a week from Madrid (MAD). Air France (AF) resumed flights between Paris (CDG) and TLV on July 7.  However, easyJet has delayed a restart of scheduled services to TLV until the first quarter of next year.