Airlines/Sweden
Is SAS Scandinavian Airlines safe?
Scandinavia's flag carrier. Last fatal accident was the 2001 Linate runway collision (Flight 686). Announced move to SkyTeam.
A modelled estimate and protected opinion, not a factual safety verdict. Informational only, not safety or travel advice, provided as-is. See our terms & disclaimer.
Operator safety tier
Strong
Modelled fatal-accident risk on the order of 1 in 10.0 million flights.
A model estimate from validated signals (the dominant factor in a flight's safety), not a measurement of this airline's own flight history. IOSA-registered; last fatal accident 2001 (25y ago). Full methodology.
Safety signals
Fleet
The actual aircraft in SAS Scandinavian Airlines's fleet
Individual airframes we hold for SAS Scandinavian Airlines, with build years taken from public registries and sourced references. These are the specific aircraft you might be boarding, not an industry average. Where we cannot date enough of a subfleet we leave the age blank rather than estimate it.
| Aircraft | In our registry | Average age | Built |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airbus A320neo | 23 | 7.4 yrs | 2017 to 2021 |
| Airbus A350-900 | 4 | 5.7 yrs | 2020 to 2021 |
| Airbus A330-300 | 2 | not enough dated | 2003 to 2019 |
| Airbus A321neo | 2 | not enough dated | 2020 to 2021 |
| ATR 72-600 | 2 | not enough dated | 2012 |
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | not enough dated | 2008 |
| Bombardier CRJ900 | 1 | not enough dated | 2017 |
We can date 23 of the 23 Airbus A320neo airframes we hold for SAS Scandinavian Airlines. They average 7.4 years old, built between 2017 and 2021.