Review: SAS Plus 737-800 Business Class London Heathrow to Oslo (LHR-OSL)

Review: United Airlines Polaris Lounge Los Angeles LAX
Review: United Airlines 787-9 Polaris Business Class Los Angeles LAX to London Heathrow LHR
Review: Singapore Airlines SilverKris Business Class Lounge London Heathrow Terminal 2 LHR
Review: SAS Plus 737-800 Business Class London Heathrow to Oslo (LHR-OSL)
Review:  SAS Domestic Lounge Oslo OSL
Review: SAS Go Embraer 195 Economy Class Oslo OSL to Stavanger SVG
Review: SAS  Gold Lounge Stockholm Schengen Area ARN
Review: SAS Gold Lounge Copenhagen CPH Terminal 3 Schengen Area
Review: Club Aspire Lounge London Heathrow LHR Terminal 3
Review: Finnair Economy Class A350-900 London Heathrow LHR to Helsinki HEL
Review: Aspire Lounge Helsinki Schengen Area HEL
Trip Photos: A trip to Scandinavia and a few days in the UK
Review: Lufthansa A320Neo Business Class Helsinki HEL to Frankfurt FRA
Review: Lufthansa Senator Lounge Frankfurt FRA Z gates Non-Schengen
Review: Lufthansa Business Class 747-400 Frankfurt FRA to Los Angeles LAX

YOUTUBE: United Airlines: Los Angeles to London
YOUTUBE: SAS: London Heathrow to Oslo
YOUTUBE: SAS: Oslo to Stavanger
YOUTUBE: SAS: Stockholm to Copenhagen
YOUTUBE: Lufthansa: Helsinki to Frankfurt
YOUTUBE: Lufthansa: Frankfurt to Los Angeles


SAS Plus Business Class is the business class that SAS markets on its European flights. As they are a part of SkyTeam, if you are traveling on their business class, the normal SkyTeam lounge access rules apply. However, at LHR, they are still at Terminal 2 which is the Star Alliance Terminal, even though SAS is no longer a part of Star Alliance.

SAS Plus Passengers are allowed to access the Lufthansa Business Class Lounge here at London Heathrow.

Once we were done visiting the lounge, we walked over to our gate in the opening part of the concourse.

LHR-OSL
Airbus A320

 

Gate

Business Class and star alliance gold passengers boarded first, and boy werw we in for a treat. What’s the difference between an economy class seat and a business class seat you ask? Nothing. It’s the same seat. A lot of other European carriers at least have a blocked middle seat. Nope! Not on SAS. The seat is exactly the same.

seat

In SAS plus, there were 2 forward crew member and both were awesome and super super friendly.

On the bright side, I always enjoy front of the wing views so that wss a plus.

wing view

The seatback had the standard tray table and a USB A port which is great. A lot of things are moving to USB-C these days but if you still have a USB-A charger then you are in luck.

 

seatback

For reference I am 5’10” (1.78m) and this was the legroom. It was pretty decent for the 2 hour flight.

views

Eventually we began our taxi out to runway 27L. One thing I love about LHR is the interesting views you get of the different traffic that exists here.

views
views
runway 27L
takeoff
takeoff roll
views

Taking off out of London, we headed east and the views of the countryside were great.

views

Given that every seat is an economy seat, here’s a look at the menu on the flight as if you were an economy class passenger.

menu
menu
menu

Now, as an SAS Plus passenger, you do get meal service on this flight. You get one of the meal plates, a drink, and a snack. We all got the roast beef plate, and for my drink I just had sparkling water.

meal

The roast beef dish was really good. The beetroot and miso aioli were creamy and flavorful and went well with the roast beef, which was also nicely seasoned. The potato salad was also solid. This dish may not have been plated like a normal business class meal, but the food was sumptuous and flavorful and that’s all I really care about.

food

For my drink, I kept it simple and went with sparkling water.

sparkling water
SAS
views

Eventually we began our descent into what was a rainy Oslo, but the views were great on the way down.

views
views
descent
touchdown
arrival
The reality is this. This was a fine flight for a 2+ hour flight, but I would absolutely not pay the extra money for SAS plus flight on its own. My calculation might differ based on the fact that I already had Star Alliance Gold status, but I do not find it worthwhile to pay $100 more, or even more for the same exact seat, with a meal that I could buy for a fraction of that price. This flight was a part of a connecting itinerary for me so it was all the same, but if it was not, I’m happily staying in economy.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.