Travel News: Financial woes lead to Scandinavian Airlines’ exit from Star Alliance after 27 years

Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known as SAS, is the flagship carrier of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE – Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced on April 8 that it will leave Star Alliance, a global airline alliance that includes Singapore Airlines and All Nippon Airways.

From Sept 1, SAS will join SkyTeam, another airline alliance that includes China Airlines and Garuda Indonesia.

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