SAS Group divests its share in AeBal to Proturin

SAS Group divests its share in AeBal to Proturin

As part of the SAS Group's strategy, the SAS Group today announces that it has
divested its holdings in AeBal S.A. (“AeBal”) to Proturin S.L, a Spanish company
based in Mallorca.  AeBal operates flights for Spanair S.A. with five Boeing
717s and 160 employees. Since the third quarter of 2008, the SAS Group has
reported AeBal as a discontinued business. The total net loss for the SAS Group
attributable to AeBal amounts to approximately 200 MSEK. 

For further information 
Sture Stölen, Head of SAS Group Investor Relations, telephone +46 70 997 1451