Review: SAS Business Class, Malaga to Stockholm

 

SAS Business Class, Malaga to Stockholm

Flying the new SAS Business Class Intra-Europe

Flight: SK1804
Departure time in Malaga (AGP): 18:55
Arrival time in Stockholm (ARN): 23:10
Aircraft: Airbus A320 (EI-SIV) Thor Viking
Seat: 5A
Duration: 4h 15m
Date of flight: October 1, 2025
*This is an award ticket (15K points + 116KR), Business Class flight #295

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Malaga International Airport, Terminal 3

My flight from Madrid arrived around 4:30pm so I went straight to Arrivals then to Departures area.

Check-in, Desk 343

For this flight to Stockholm, desk 343 was used for business class and status passengers, while desk 344 were for economy class passengers.

Check-in desks

Check-in went smoothly, and I asked the agent if I had access to the lounge. She replied it was the Sala VIP being used by SAS.

Fast Track

As a business class passenger, I also had access to fast track.

Sala VIP

Finally, after flying twice in SAS Plus from Malaga in the past (with no access to this lounge), I could finally visit the Sala VIP. It is your typical lounge although it could really get very crowded during peak hours.

Boarding, Gate D 48

Boarding was scheduled at 6:10pm for the 6:55pm departure which I thought was early. I left the lounge at 6:08pm and when I reached the gate 3 minutes later, most of the passengers have already boarded.

Aircraft, Airbus A320 Thor Viking

This 2.6 years old Airbus named Thor Viking will fly us home.

Business Class Cabin

The business cabin consisted of seats from rows 1 to 5 in a 2-2 configuration with the middle seat being blocked. On this flight, 18 of the 20 seats were occupied although there was also an infant.

Seat map

Seat 5A

My seat 5A is a window seat. As expected, legroom was spacious.

Literature pocket, USB port, coat hook

Safety card and air-sickness bag

Push Back & Take Off

Push back was at 6:42pm and 14 minutes later, we were airborne

Separate Cabin

As soon as the seatbelt sign was turned off, the curtain was used by the flight attendant to separate the cabins.

Dining

At 7:37pm, the drinks trolley came to our seats.

I settled for the usual apple juice. A couple of minutes later, we were also offered some cashew nuts.

Then, it was time for dinner. On this flight, everything was served on a tray. The main course was beef which was fantastic and was one of the best dishes I´ve had on a plane. There was also cheese with pear, crackers, butter and some sort of brownie. Everything tasted very good.

More drinks were offered and I had a glass of water.

To end the meal, I had a cup of tea. I asked if they had green tea but they only had the usual black tea, just like on my Copenhagen to Madrid flight a earlier that day.

About an hour before landing, the crew offered some sort of chocolate bread which was very good.

Just before 9pm, the captain came over the PA and informed us that we were passing by Paris and that we could see the Eiffel Tower to the left.

Wifi

Sadly, the aircraft was not equipped with wifi.

Lavatory

The one lavatory was located in front of the cabin.

Arrival in Stockholm

We landed in Stockholm Arlanda Airport at 11:16pm and reached our gate 3 minutes later.

CONCLUSION

I was really glad to have flown the new SAS business class on it´s first day and just like the flight from Copenhagen to Madrid I took in the morning, this flight back to Stockholm turned out very well. The crew were very enthusiastic and Captain  Eivind even made an extra welcome to all the business class passengers on this flight due to it being the first day. I thought the service was very good and the meal was one of the best I´ve had. I was also able to access the lounge in Malaga, something that was not included when I flew in SAS Plus in the past. Sadly, there was no wifi, but it is a minor thing. Overall, it was a very nice flight and the new business class is something SAS should be proud of.

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