Scandinavian Airlines has introduced a refreshed European Business Class food and beverage programme featuring rotating seasonal menus, a Scandinavian pastry service on longer flights, and a curated drinks selection that includes an exclusive Mikkeller-brewed IPA.

Menu Structure and Meal Concepts

SAS operates three main menu cycles annually, with each cycle running for four months.

Within each four-month cycle, three different menus rotate on a weekly basis.

A breakfast spread inspired by SAS Business European meals features bread rolls, roasted vegetables and frittata, yogurt with fruit and nuts, crackers, cold cuts, cheese, crisp lettuce, and refreshing drinks.
A neatly arranged SAS Business European meal featuring crispbread, cured meats on rye, a berry dessert, salad, juice, and black coffee is set on a light beige surface—showcasing the quality of SAS new business short haul meals.
Breakfast spread inspired by SAS Business European Meals, featuring a bowl of salad, cured meat, bread, fruit salad, dessert, water, and coffee—all elegantly arranged on a beige surface with utensils.

Business Class receives three course services comprising a first course, main course, and dessert or cheese.

First course options vary depending on the meal concept, with cheese replacing dessert on evening services.

Breakfast Service

Continental breakfast or brunch, depending on flight time and city pair.

Midday and Evening Services

Lunch and dinner offerings feature either cold plates or heated main courses, depending on flight time and city pair.

Longer flights include heated desserts.

The carrier’s longest European routes receive a second service.

Menu Items

Current menu selections include short rib with adobo sauce and crushed potato, and mushroom ravioli with tomato sauce.

Seafood options feature grilled salmon with creamy caper onion-browned butter sauce and open faced sandwich with flame torched salmon and miso mayo.

Airline meal tray with beef in sauce, potatoes, greens, cheese, bread, olives, dessert, butter, salt and pepper packet, packaged water—comparable to Air Canada snacks—and a napkin labeled "Scandinavian.

Additional offerings include smoked duck breast with creamy parsley and pumpkin seed pesto, as well as an open-faced sandwich featuring grilled baby cucumber, herby cream cheese, and sumac.

Starters include Serrano ham with cantaloupe melon, blue cheese cream, fresh fig, and endive leaves.

Scandinavian Signature Items

SAS features Smörrebröd – Danish open-faced sandwiches – as a core offering, described by the carrier as part of its Scandinavian heritage.

Longer flights include Fika service, featuring Scandinavian pastries.

The airline states it will highlight a wide assortment of Scandinavian pastries, all crafted specifically for SAS.

The carrier positions the programme around its Scandinavian food heritage, with a focus on healthy and sustainable food, and attention to flavourful meals.

The offering provides variety to cater to international customers while upholding Scandinavian culinary traditions.

Beverage Programme and Pairings

Champagne

Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve MV, Champagne, France, is produced with a high proportion of aged reserve wines.

A bottle of Charles Heidsieck Brut Réserve Champagne is shown next to tasting notes, food pairings, and example dishes for SAS airlines—complemented by a curated selection inspired by popular Air Canada snacks.

The airline describes it as balanced between richness and freshness, vibrant enough to lift lighter dishes while having depth to complement savoury or creamy flavours.

White Wine

Joseph Drouhin Laforêt Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022, Burgundy, France, is described as mineral driven, with bright acidity that cuts through creamy textures while remaining delicate enough to pair with lighter dishes.

Red Wine

Massolino Barbera d’Alba 2024, from Piedmont, Italy,presents lively freshness with acidity and soft tannins. SAS describes Barbera as food-friendly, with bright fruit flavours and gentle structure.

A fact sheet displays two wines with descriptions, food pairing suggestions—including Air Canada snacks—and sample dishes, alongside images of each wine bottle. The layout is clean with black text on a white background.

Beer Selection

Scandinavian Clouds, an organic, hazy IPA at 4.9% ABV, has been brewed exclusively by Mikkeller in Denmark for SAS.

According to SAS, it has been crafted to remain fresh and balanced in the air, with a gentle bitterness at altitude.

Carlsberg Export (5% ABV) from Denmark provides a malty character with notes of crisp rye bread, golden honey, and zesty citrus peel.

Mikkeller Drink’in the Sun, a non-alcoholic wheat ale (0.3% ABV) in American style, offers citrus hints and aromatic bitterness.

Spirits

The spirits selection includes Harahorn Gin, Purity No. 5 Vodka, High Cost Altitude (SAS signature single malt whisky), and Baileys Irish Cream.

Cocktails and Mocktails

Gin and Tonic combines Harahorn Gin with Fever-Tree tonic water and lemon slice.

Bloody Mary features Purity Vodka and an Old Tom Bloody Mary mix. Negroni Sbagliato (4% ABV) from Italy presents a sparkling version that balances vermouth and bitter notes.

Hugo Zero, a 0% ABV Italian aperitif from South Tyrol, features elderflower, mint, and sparkling soda, described by the airline as a refreshing, aromatic mocktail.

Additional Beverages

Soft drinks include Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Sprite Zero, Fanta, Fever-Tree Ginger Ale, and Fever-Tree Ginger Beer.

Apple must from Englamust, Sweden, and orange juice is available. Water options include mineral water from Ramlösa and still water from Aqua d’Or.

Hot beverages feature coffee, Ceylon black tea, and green tea by Emyu.

Service Details

All services are presented on newly developed service equipment, including new trays and new lightweight china porcelain.

Glassware has been designed to feature the sparkling bubbles from champagne.

Special meals and child meals are available as pre-order options.

Images courtesy of SAS and Jocemar Oliveira, Unit Catering Manager Newrest, Faro, Portugal.