SAS Business Class A330 from Copenhagen to Los Angeles

Let’s fly Scandinavian Airlines in business class to Los Angeles. In this SAS business class review from CPH to LAX, you will learn about the lounge, the seat, the bed, the food and the service. But also why I will not be flying SAS again anytime soon. That’s in part 2 of this Copenhagen to Los Angeles trip report.

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✈️🚄 Trip details:
Route: Copenhagen CPH to Los Angeles LAX
Date: Dec. 22, 2023
Airline: Scandinavian Airlines (SK)
Aircraft type: Airbus A330
Class of service: Business class
Frequent flyer status: Star Alliance Gold (TK Elite)
Paid with: Cash

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➡️ Gear I use

1️⃣ Mirrorless camera:
Canon EOS M50 + EF-M 15-45mm Kit (Mark II):

2️⃣ Wide-angle lens for Canon M50
Canon EF-M 11-22mm f/4-5.6 STM:

3️⃣ Camera cage for M50
SmallRig M50 /M50 II /M5 Cage:

4️⃣ Compact Android phone
ASUS ZenFone 9 with 256 GB storage

5️⃣ Mini tripods/selfie sticks
Ulanzi MT-47 camera tripod:
Ulanzi MT-34 with built-in phone clamp:
Manfrotto PIXI:
PIXI Kit with smartphone clamp:

6️⃣ Compact microphone for cameras and smartphones
Comica CVM-VM10II mini shotgun mic:

7️⃣ Travel backpack with removable daypack
Osprey Farpoint 55:
Larger version (Farpoint 70):

8️⃣ Candy mix from the snack bar
Gott & Blandat:

⌚ Sections in this video (SAS Business Class A330 from Copenhagen to Los Angeles):
00:00 | SAS business class CPH to LAX
00:28 | Check-in at Copenhagen
01:43 | SAS Fast Track
02:21 | Lounges at CPH
03:44 | SAS Gold lounge limitations
04:26 | Non-Schengen gate area
05:12 | Boarding A330 and cabin layout
05:47 | Initial impressions of the seat
07:30 | Making the best of the delay
09:02 | A few words about SAS Scandinavian Airlines
09:53 | Full business class seat tour
11:31 | The service begins
12:18 | Menu and drinks service
13:26 | Starter
13:55 | Main course
14:42 | Desert and coffee
15:42 | In-flight entertainment
18:08 | Lavatory tour
19:20 | The bigger lav on the left
19:38 | Snack bar
20:25 | Bed mode activated
22:01 | Second meal service
23:15 | Prepare for landing
23:53 | Conclusion and recommendation

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[pony]

Loved this, well done. I live in Los Angeles and my mother in Denmark so I found this very useful. Excited to watch your return flight disaster. Loved seeing your excitement flying into LA, it’s a beautiful city hope you had a great time. Safe Travels!

[gorannilsson]

Thanks Markus for showing me this. I´m an avi-geek and therefore follow some of you guys. You have to be my latest – and I like the nice way you describe. Calm and relaxed. I have been on the A 330 quite many times to EWR and ORD before the pandemic. I do really like SAS Biz-product albeit the Champange has been down graded to non Vintages. ( Sometimes SAS have Special Clubs from the small growers)
I also pay for my trips and will on this Friday 12th January fly the A 350 to times!!!
SAS has it on the ARN-CPH route for training. I will fly GOT-ARN-CPH-ARN-GOT. Booked with 20 000 points, 705 SEK, for SAS-Plus but have the possibility to choose seat 5A in the Biz-cabin – nice.

Återigen, stort tack Markus. Ja Gott och Blandat har även fött denna kropp ;-)

[Just-MyOpinion]

Hey Markus: Greetings from The USA West Coast. I am a Av geek who loves to watch travel videos. Your narration and Critique is Top Notch. Where did you learn such incredible " English " was it from Swedish Schools? Also just out of curiosity when you travel through CPH do you speak Swedish to the airport staff or English I hear the airport is multi Scandinavian Language friendly. I hope you continue making more videos you have a special talent 🎉

[nonesuchtofu]

Thank you :-) It's just like Eurostar, these are hopeless cases for quite a while already.

[antonkristiansen]

SAS Connect have bases in Copenhagen, Stockholm and London Heathrow therefore you Can meet a mixed Crew onboard.

[yvrrtw]

I would assume the term "welfare chicken" on the menu means that the chicken was raised in a humane manner and allowed to run around as opposed to being kept in cages.

[thomassharp]

Was this a Airbus a330neo aircraft you were on ?

[thomasm]

Hi I’m flying with them
In 3 days on business. Is there free alcohol included? So I can ask for a glass of wine of champagne for an example?

[robertgonzales]

I dont like SAS on board service look at their second meal its terrible they should've serve hot meals you should've told the crew I always pay for my ticket and when I am in business when I dont like something I always report to flight manager and what they do they report to the company it is very important people complain if not they will continue to cut from the service please try Iberia business class and also Austrian Airlines which I love it