The SAS Group airline, Wider�e, the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries will commence new direct flights from the UK to Norway from 27 March 2006. The new services will complement Wider�e�s existing double daily services from Aberdeen to Stavanger and Bergen. Wider�e will operate four direct flights a week from Edinburgh to Bergen and twice weekly flights from Newcastle.

The Edinburgh (EDI) � Bergen (BGO) flight schedule is:

Edinburgh � Bergen: M, W, F - WF203 Depart EDI/09.25hrs Arrive BGO/12.15hrs

Su - WF203 Depart EDI/10.10hrs Arrive BGO/13.00hrs

Bergen � Edinburgh:

M, W, F - WF202 Depart BGO/08.05hrs Arrive EDI/08.55hrs

Su - WF202 Depart BGO/08.50hrs Arrive EDI/09.40hrs

Fares from Edinburgh to Bergen start from �66 one way including taxes when booked on www.flysas.com The Newcastle (NCL) � Bergen (BGO) flight schedule is:

Newcastle �Bergen:

Th - WF207 Depart NCL/09.25hrs Arrive BGO/12.15hrs Sa - WF207 Depart NCL/12.40hrs Arrive BGO/15.30hrs

Bergen � Newcastle:

Th-WF206 Depart BGO/08.05hrs Arrive NCL/08.55hrs

Sa - WF206 Depart BGO/11.20hrs Arrive NCL/12.10hrs

Fares from Newcastle to Bergen start from �64 one-way including taxes, when booked on www.flysas.com All services will be operated by Dash 8-300s 50 seater aircraft.

Both these new services will provide business and leisure travellers with an ideal gateway to Norway, allowing passengers to experience the famous Norwegian fjords and ski slopes with low one-way fares.

Business travellers can benefit from SAS� unique one-way fare structure, allowing them to combine fares across different classes, for example allowing them to fly out in Business Class and back in Economy and allowing them greater flexibility with their business plans and travel. Lars-Ove Filipson, General Manager United Kingdom & Ireland, Scandinavian Airlines said:

�We are delighted to be representing the SAS Group airline Wider�e in the UK market. These new services will bring advantages to both business and leisure travellers from around the UK, providing efficient business links to the oil and gas industry of Bergen and the surrounding area as well as opening up the picturesque fjords to holiday makers.�

The new direct flights will allow for easy onward connections via the SAS Group�s network across Scandinavia and around the world.

Notes to editors: 1. For further information on Bergen please visit www.visitbergen.com

2. Wider�e is the largest regional airline in the Nordic countries, having a turnover of NOK 2.3 billion and carrying 1.9 million passengers. Wider�e's Flyveselskap ASA operates 29 Dash 8 aircraft to 35 destinations in Norway and 6 destinations abroad. The company has 1300 employees. The PSO services on the STOL network account for approximately half of Wider�e's operations. The company�s international routes are: Torp Airport, Sandefjord - Copenhagen, Oslo - Gothenburg, Stavanger - Newcastle, Stavanger and Bergen � Aberdeen, and now also Bergen � Edinburgh and Newcastle. Wider�e is Member of the SAS Group. For more information, see www.wideroe.no

3. SAS has an extensive network of approximately 1,445 daily departures to 146 destinations worldwide including Scandinavia; Shanghai; Bangkok; Singapore; Beijing; Tokyo and Seattle. For information on SAS destinations and fares worldwide visit www.flysas.com or phone the sales team on 0870 60 727 727.

4. For further information contact the SAS Press Office, on 0870 420 3274 or sas@fourcommunications.com