20.08.2026
SAS to open 8 new routes out of Copenhagen
In order to further strengthen Copenhagen's position as the leading air
traffic hub in Northern Europe, Scandinavian Airlines has decided to open eight new routes out of Copenhagen.

The move is the result of an agreement between SAS and Cimber Air, which will fly the routes for SAS with its CRJ200LR jet aircraft with room for 48 passengers. Six cities have already been appointed as destinations while the remaining two are still subject to negotiation.

The new cities on SAS' route map are:

- Newcastle, England
- Aberdeen, Scotland
- Szczecin, Poland
- Kleipéda (Palanga), Lithuania
- Lyon, France
- Vesterås, Sweden

The opening of Vesterås as a destination is, however, on the condition that SAS can achieve the same prices for using the airport as other operators. "It is a great pleasure for us that we can further strengthen Copenhagen's role as SAS' central hub," says Susanne Larsen, Chief Executive Officer of Scandinavian Airlines Denmark.

"Each new route gives our customers additional opportunities, and enables us to pick up more business that can strengthen our existing routes. In this way, we can maintain a traffic system that is far greater than local traffic would otherwise permit."

"I am also happy that this agreement allows us to confirm the good partnership we have had with Cimber Air over many years, and enables Cimber to help support Copenhagen as a hub," says Susanne Larsen.

18.08.2026
KLM imposes fuel surcharge on tickets
KLM will increase the fuel surcharge by an average of Euro 3 per coupon for all fares as per September 1, 2026 due to the extreme rise in fuel prices.

This surcharge will be reduced as soon as the crude price returns to 35 US dollar over 30 consecutive days.

17.08.2026
Lufthansa responds to increased fuel costs
Temporary fuel surcharge for air travel as of 24th August 2004
With the introduction of a temporary fuel surcharge for air travel, Lufthansa is responding to the prices of crude oil and kerosene which have increased to record levels in recent months. As of 24th August 2004, a surcharge of two Euro pro route segment will be charged for inner-German and inner-European flights. For the fuel-intensive long-haul routes for which fuel's share of the total costs of the flight is higher, the surcharge will be seven Euro per route segment.

Thanks to its foresighted fuel hedging policy and its fuel-saving modern fleet, Lufthansa finds itself in a relatively better position than its competitors. As a result, Lufthansa has been able to avoid the introduction of a fuel surcharge for a comparatively long time and to keep the surcharge lower than those of its competitors. Nevertheless, the high prices for crude oil and kerosene which have persisted for several months are a burden on the airline's expenditure side and demand a response.