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| Founded | 1 May 2004 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 1 June 2007 (merged into Scandinavian Airlines) | ||||||
| Hubs | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | EuroBonus | ||||||
| Alliance | Star Alliance (affiliate; 2004–2007) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 56 | ||||||
| Destinations | 40 | ||||||
| Parent company | SAS Group | ||||||
| Headquarters | Diamanten, Fornebu, Bærum, Norway | ||||||
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| Website | www | ||||||
SAS Braathens was the name of Norway's largest airline, created by a merger between Scandinavian Airlines' Norwegian division and Braathens in 2004. On 1 June 2007, the airline was integrated into mainline SAS, and changed its name to SAS Scandinavian Airlines Norge.[1] The airline operated from its hub at Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, and was also the largest national branch of Scandinavian Airlines. SAS Braathens had its head office in Diamanten on the grounds of the now-closed Fornebu Airport in Fornebu, Bærum, Norway.
SAS Braathens was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) Group and was established in the spring of 2004, based on SAS Norway and Braathens. SAS Braathens operated routes in Norway, and also between Norway and the rest of Europe. The airline was the largest in Norway, and had 440 departures daily. SAS Braathens carried around 9 million passengers in 2006. Profit for the first half of 2005 came to NOK 206 million.
SAS Braathens had a route network covering 40 destinations from Longyearbyen in the north to Las Palmas in the south. The route network was operated by a total of 57 aircraft: 51 Boeing 737s and 6 Fokker 50s. Through its parent Scandinavian Airlines, SAS Braathens was a member of the global Star Alliance network. Since it was established in April 2004, SAS Braathens has created or announced a total of 18 new international routes. Around 3,750 employees work for the airline, which is based in Fornebu, close to Oslo.