SAS Lounge in Oslo and SAS Intra-european Business Class
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My trip to Berlin on SAS connected through Oslo on the outbound leg, and through Copenhagen on the return leg. The lounge in Oslo is one of the nicer ones I've ever encountered. It had all the bells and whistles – even a kids room! About the only thing it didn't have was showers.
Both of my short connecting flights were typical of intra-European Business Class: normal Economy seats with the middle seat blocked out, and a light meal and beverage service. Both of these meals were innovative and delicious, and the flights themselves were on-time, and blissfully uneventful.
Lounge pictures
Lounge is on the upper level
lots of seating
Hot and cold buffet
Beverages
Look at that cheese slicer!
Oslo lounge has a kids room
Lounge overlooks the airport
The Oslo Airport has all kinds of tasty food options.
Connecting flight meals
Oslo to Berlin Tegel (OSL to TXL, SK 4723)
Oslo - Berlin bento box-style meal with warm, perfect bread
Berlin Tegel to Copenhagen (TXL to CPH SK 1674)
Berlin - Copenhagen meal with rhubarb yogurt and beet+currant juice
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