SAS further strengthens its long term position in Finland

SAS further strengthens its long term position in Finland

Blue1: new nonstop routes to Scandinavia planned in 2012

In line with the 4Excellence strategy with focus on the Nordic region, SAS
further strengthens its long term position in Finland. In 2012, Blue1 plans to
open a large number of new nonstop routes from Finland directly to Scandinavia
to complement SAS’ and Star Alliance’s route networks and with that strengthen
SAS network at Stockholm Arlanda and Copenhagen Kastrup.

Routes to Copenhagen are being planned from for example Kittilä, Kuopio,
Lappeenranta, Oulu, Turku and Vaasa as well as to Stockholm from Kokkola, Oulu
and Pori.

Blue1’s CEO Stefan Wentjärvi comments: ”The growth we are undertaking to
Copenhagen and Stockholm is part of the strategy that was decided earlier this
year when SAS informed about the phase out of the remaining five Avro RJ-85
aircraft and the rationalization of the fleet to Boeing 717. The change means
that Blue1 can continue to reduce the unit cost and further improve its
competitiveness.”

“The new non-stop routes from Finland to Copenhagen and Stockholm will provide
both business and leisure passengers with a qualitative and cost efficient
product and a new way to travel with excellent new connections that save time
and money for passengers”, says Wentjärvi.

Copenhagen’s airport Kastrup is the Nordic region’s largest airport with over 21
million passengers annually with connections to 140 destinations across the
world. Stockholm’s airport Arlanda, with 17 million passengers, offers
connections to over 100 destinations across the world.

Blue1 already flies to Copenhagen from both Helsinki and Tampere and to
Stockholm from Helsinki, Tampere, Vaasa and Turku.

For further information, please contact:

Tom Christides, VP Communications & Public Affairs, Blue1, +358 40 7523131

SAS Group Investor Relations

SAS discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act
and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
provided for publication on 21 December 2011, at 12.00 a.m. CET.