SAS Cuts Disruption Costs By 50% Focusing On The Basics

Photo of SAS CEO Anko van der Werff taken at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World in Lisbon, December 2025.

Photo of SAS CEO Anko van der Werff taken at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World in Lisbon, December 2025. 

Credit: Victoria Moores
LISBON, Portugal—Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has cut its disruption costs by 50% and reached an all-time-high net promoter score (NPS) through a “relentless focus” on the basics of air travel. SAS CEO Anko van der Werff told delegates at the CAPA Airline Leader Summit World in Lisbon that passengers...
Victoria Moores

Victoria Moores joined Air Transport World as our London-based European Editor/Bureau Chief on 18 June 2012. Victoria has nearly 20 years’ aviation industry experience, spanning airline ground operations, analytical, journalism and communications roles.

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