SAS NS24 Peak Season Svalbard Service Increases

Published at 2130GMT 16FEB24

SAS during Northern summer 2024 peak season plans to increase service to Svalbard, as the airline schedules up to 10 weekly Oslo – Longyearbyen flights between 28JUN24 and 10AUG24 (week of 14-20JUL24 and 28JUL24 – 04AUG24 is 9 weekly), compared to 8 weekly during same period in 2023.

SAS previously in 2020 prior to the pandemic planned increase from 8 to 10 weekly. During week 29 2020, it operated only 4 weekly flights.

Separately, the airline has reduced operations during "midnight sun" hours when compared to 2023 schedule. In 2023, the airline operated twice weekly flights with arrival and departure time at Longyearbyen between 0030 and 0230hrs between 11JUN23 and 30JUL23. This has been reduced to once a week, between 28JUN24 and 09AUG24.

Schedule below is effective 07-13JUL24.

SK4490 OSL0705 – 1000LYR 32N 2
SK4490 OSL0945 – 1240LYR 32N 5
SK4492 OSL1050 – 1345LYR 32N 1
SK4490 OSL1055 – 1350LYR 32N 7
SK4490 OSL1245 – 1540LYR 32N 14
SK4490 OSL1300 – 1555LYR 32N 3
SK4496 OSL1600 – 1855LYR 32N 6
SK4496 OSL1620 – 1915LYR 32N 7
SK4496 OSL2145 – 0040+1LYR 32N 5

SK4497 LYR0225 – 0520OSL 32N 6
SK4499 LYR0720 – 1015OSL 32N 7
SK4491 LYR1045 – 1340OSL 32N 2
SK4491 LYR1325 – 1620OSL 32N 5
SK4493 LYR1430 – 1730OSL 32N 12
SK4491 LYR1625 – 1920OSL 32N 14
SK4491 LYR1640 – 1935OSL 32N 3
SK4497 LYR2000 – 2255OSL 32N 7

SAS continues to operate 4 weekly Tromsø – Longyearbyen service with Airbus A320neo aircraft.

AeroRoutes’ daily content between 13FEB24 and 17FEB24 is published from Longyearbyen in Svalbard.

View of Svalbard Airport from Gruve 3 at 1650LT, 16FEB24.