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New Nordic By Scandinavian Airlines Goes Vegan

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PUBLISHED November 11, 2018

As part of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) sustainability work, the airlines award-winning New Nordic by SAS in-flight menu, serving locally produced and seasonally available ingredients, will be expanded from 9 November 2018 to include a vegan dish for a two-week trial period.

"Sustainability is the main focus for SAS and as we see an increasing interest in a plant-based diet in the society, it is important to have a vegan dish on a trial as one of the regular meals", says Karl Sandlund, Executive Vice President Commercial.

Starting from 9th November 2018, for a two week trial period, the vegan menu will be served on board. Served in the New Nordic by SAS Cube, travellers can enjoy thyme roasted HÃ¤llestad mushrooms with a lentil and beet flavoured wheat salad tossed with black beans from Ã–land and tarragon, sliced golden beetroot and hummus made of yellow VretÃ¤rt pea from BjÃ¤lÃ¶sa, served with parsley vinaigrette and vinegar roasted buckwheat.

The New Nordic by SAS producers keep their products as free as possible from unnecessary additives, are quality driven and are passionate about bringing the best to the table. For example, one of the main ingredients in the vegan menu is mushrooms handpicked at HÃ¤llestad in SkÃ¥ne, Swedens only 100% organic mushroom producer. During the trial period of the vegan menu, two tons of mixed mushrooms champignon, portobello and oyster mushrooms will be transformed to create an exclusive meal served at the innovative designed and price winning SAS Cube.

"SAS always strive to pioneer the next generation of travelling. Our vision is to continuously develop and explore new ways to make life easier for our travellers, by offering innovative and desired services and this is one of them," says Karl Sandlund.

During the two weeks trial period, the vegan menu is included for SAS Plus passengers on more than 4.000 European and Scandinavian flights of 80 minutes or more.

The award-winning New Nordic by SAS food concept was launched Last year. The menus are prepared with a focus on seasonal and locally sourced high-quality ingredients from small Scandinavian producers/suppliers. The menus feature Scandinavian specialities with a twist, and when possible, are based on organic raw materials and sustainable fish and shellfish.

In October 2018, renowned lifestyle and travel journal, Monocle Magazine crowned the New Nordic by SAS food concept "Best in-flight meal packaging"â€¯in the Travel Top 50, 2018/2019 survey.

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) offers the most departures and has an attractive offering for people who travel frequently to, from and within Scandinavia. SAS conducted 817 flights daily in 2016/2017, and a total of around 30 million passengers travelled on SASs 272 routes between 123 destinations in Europe, the US and Asia.

Membership in Star Allianceâ„¢ offers SAS access to a far-reaching global network and smooth connections. In addition to airline operations, activities at SAS include ground handling services, technical maintenance and air cargo services.

SAS AB is the Parent Company of SAS and is listed on the stock exchanges in Stockholm (primary listing), Copenhagen and Oslo. The majority of the operations and assets are included in the SAS Consortium.

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