LHR to ARN

So on my convoluted (yet cost effective) routing to Japan I'm experiencing SAS Scandinavian Airlines for the first time!

As I write this I'm squeezed into a fairly cramped Economy Class seat and I'm pleased that the the flight is only two and a half hours long. There are quite a few people on board who sound a bit like the Swedish chef – and there's a guy sat near to me who sounds so similar to Sven Goran Ericksson when he speaks English that it's uncanny.

The woman sat next to me his hacking me off a bit as she seems to think that the armrest between us is for her exclusive use.

Service is probably a slight notch up from the likes of Ryanair and EasyJet, but it is distinctly low cost/no-frills. There are no complimentary drinks or snacks, so I actually stumped up SEK50 for a warm can of Carlsberg and a packet of peanuts. Not that great really.

I'll be flying with SAS tomorrow lunchtime back to Heathrow, but this time I'll be in the 'luxury' of Business Class. Which I think just means the first row of seats (which are the same as Economy Class) in the aircraft with the middle seat out of 3 blocked off.