A blogger flying home from Copenhagen to Newark with his kids got a solid 8.5 hours aboard SAS's Airbus A330 in business class — and the trip says a lot about how the Scandinavian carrier stacks up for transatlantic families and point redemptions.
The cabin layout works in families' favour: window seats arranged one behind another let a parent and kids sit in a neat row without anyone stuck in a middle. Our reviewer snagged three in a column and notes they suit daytime westbound flights especially well. The aircraft itself is starting to show its vintage in places — the entertainment selection felt thin, and the wifi simply didn't work — but there are genuine perks, including oversized bathrooms with windows and a self-serve galley stocked with an espresso machine, milk frother, and, dangerously for parents, gummy bears and crisps.
Food came out on top. Standard menu choices are now chicken, beef or pasta, but a pre-ordered salmon for the kids was accommodated, and the beef in osso buco sauce, bresaola starter and a Negroni Sbagliato all earned praise. Dessert was strawberry cake with whipped vanilla crème fraîche. Before landing came a lighter spread of an open-face egg and shrimp sandwich with fruit and chocolate. The author calls SAS catering consistently excellent across his recent flights.
Two honest caveats for anyone considering the same booking. First, he makes a shrewd point about kids in premium cabins: children who never recline their seats don't really need lie-flat space, so he no longer books business for the whole family unless there's a genuine deal — the same screens and entertainment exist in economy. Second, the flight wasn't full, which likely made the experience more relaxed than a packed one would be.
The plane also wore SAS's smart 80th anniversary livery, a nice touch for aviation fans, and arrived on time in Newark — chosen over Los Angeles simply because award space was available, a reminder of how flexible you need to be when redeeming EuroBonus points. Verdict: pleasant, well-fed and warmly serviced despite the connectivity letdown, with a fuller review and updated menus to follow from the source.
