Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) today announced the further expansion of its UK network, with the launch of a brand new route from London City Airport to the Swedish capital of Stockholm. SAS will be operating the route on an aircraft leased from the Swedish airline Transwede. This will be in addition to SAS' double daily service from London City Airport to Copenhagen. From Monday 13 February 2006 the airline will operate double daily services from London City Airport to Stockholm, Monday to Friday, with a daily service operating on Sundays. This new route will complement SAS' existing 40 weekly flights from London Heathrow to Stockholm and will bring its weekly services from the capital to Stockholm to more than 50. Flights will be operated by an 82 seater Avro 70, 4 jet engine aircraft. One-way fares start from �51 including taxes. The flight schedule is: London City Airport (LCY) - Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN): M,T,W,Th,F Depart LCY 09.15hrs Arrive ARN 12.45hrs M,T,W,Th,F,Su Departs LCY 18.15hrs Arrive ARN 21.45hrs Stockholm Arlanda Airport - London City Airport: M,T,W,Th,F Depart ARN 07.15hrs Arrive LCY 08.45hrs M,T,W,Th,F, Su Depart ARN 16.15hrs Arrive LCY 17.45hrs SAS will offer a full three class service, with Business, Economy Flex and Economy. SAS is the only European airline to offer flexible one-way tickets which are combinable[1] across all three classes. SAS passengers can tailor their travel to suit their individual needs, be that Economy on the outbound leg and Economy Flex or Business Class on the return, giving the business traveller greater flexibility and ensuring that travel needs fit around their business and not the other way around. Economy Flex is a new way of travelling for business passengers, providing an efficient business class service including fully flexible fares with no restrictions. Economy Flex passengers are seated in a dedicated area between the business and economy sections, receive a complimentary meal with drinks and can earn extra frequent flyer points. London City Airport is one of Europe's fastest growing airports for business travel and has an outstanding record for quick and efficient transit of passengers through the airport, making it an ideal point of departure for the time pressured business traveller. The new extension of the Dockland Light Railway to London City Airport has made the airport even more accessible for the City worker. Trains depart the airport every 7-10 minutes, offering the quickest direct airport transfers to and from central London. Canary Wharf is only a 14 minute train journey away and Bank tube station can be reached in a mere 22 minutes. Lars-Ove Filipson, General Manager United Kingdom & Ireland, Scandinavian Airlines said: "Following the success of SAS' new route from London City to Copenhagen, we are delighted to be growing the SAS offering. There is a huge market to service from London City and with the addition of the DLR, London City Airport has come of age." With the new service to Stockholm, SAS now has a very compelling product offering from London City. With the choice of Stockholm and Copenhagen anyone living and working in Canary Wharf, City of London and Westminster areas will now be able to travel for both business and leisure purposes." Richard Gooding, Managing Director for London City Airport is confident that the new SAS service to Stockholm will offer an invaluable new route to city workers. He said: "After the marked success of SAS' Copenhagen route, we are confident this further expansion will place London City Airport in an ideal position to best serve the travel need of business travellers to Scandinavia." The airport is located on the doorstep of London's financial district, and provides quick and efficient services for business travellers located in Canary Wharf, the City, East London, and the surrounding Westminster and central London catchment areas. London City Airport operates a unique latest check-in time of 20 minutes before departure as well as a five minute plane-to-taxi policy, allowing travellers to transfer from the flight to their onward transport in record time. -ENDS- Notes to editors: 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. For further information contact the SAS Press Office, on 0870 420 3274 or sas@fourcommunications.com.