Amex Platinum Fast Track in Arlanda T5 – new perk

It’s great to see that American Express is putting extra efforts in Sweden to justify owning Amex Platinum credit card.

American Express Platinum is a great alternative for those, who don’t want or cannot have a top-tier status within airlines alliances. I have listed all Amex Platinum Sweden benefits here.

American Express Platinum Fast Track Arlanda

Amex Platinum Fast Track Arlanda

Amex Platinum Fast Track Arlanda

Now there’s one more improvement to Amex Platinum card and it’s a Fast Track in Stockholm Arlanda Airport Terminal 5. Cardholders can use SAS Gold Fast Track, but with Amex Platinum, it doesn’t matter which airline you’re flying.

I value Fast Track as one of the most time-saving benefits of my StarAlliance Gold status, but if you fly on various airlines, it might be quite hard to maintain a top level in several alliances/programs.

Now with American Express Platinum, you can be flying any airline, including members of StarAlliance, Sky Team, and oneworld, or even low-costers like Norwegian or Ryan Air, and yet save tons of time on security for yourself and one additional passenger traveling with you.

Let’s not forget about Priority Pass unlimited, which is included with American Express Platinum card. It gives access to airport contracted lounges for the cardholder and one guest. So it’s really almost like having a top-tier membership with an airline.

Let’s hope this benefit will expand further in Scandinavia and even Europe!

American Express Bonus Membership Rewards points

amex platinum

Remember, you can earn additional 200 000 Amex Membership Rewards points when you sign-up for American Express Platinum card using the special invitational link, plus the first 3 months for free!

 

Additional points with SAS EuroBonus World Mastercards

Great news for all SAS EuroBonus World Mastercard or SAS EuroBonus World Mastercard Premium cardholders in Sweden! During July each purchase using SAS Mastercard will earn additional 10 SAS EuroBonus points.

With SAS EuroBonus Mastercard you will receive 25 Extra Points per 100 SEK spent (normally 15) and with Mastercard Premium you get 30 extra points per 100 SEK spent (normally 20) – when you pay in foreign currency throughout July 2018. It’s a great opportunity to earn some extra points for your future travel with SAS or StarAlliance.

premium-sas-eurobonusNote!: If you are current SAS EuroBonus Mastercard holder, check your email inbox for the email from SAS. There is a link to register for the offer and it’s personalized for each member.

If you haven’t received email, check your spam folder for “Fler poäng på resan i juli med SAS EuroBonus Mastercard – sommar och semestershopping“.

Also, remember that cash withdrawal will not earn any points, so try to swipe your card as much as possible.

SAS WiFi – how fast is in-flight Internet on short-haul flights?

SAS started to finally roll out in-flight WiFi for its short-haul fleet.

While having internet connection during the flight is definitely a huge improvement for SAS, their advertising of it might be a bit misleading.

How fast is SAS onboard WiFi?

SAS is claiming their WiFi is High Speed and allows to stream from Netflix. I recently took a SAS flight from Copenhagen to Munich and here’s a SpeedTest of the connection during that flight.

SAS onboard WiFi

SAS onboard WiFi

I wouldn’t say the speed is enough for comfortable streaming of Netflix or Youtube. Netflix automatically adjusts quality, when there isn’t enough internet speed, while Youtube was working properly only at 360p quality.

Switching quality to 480p makes Youtube to constantly lag and stop for buffering, which is less than pleasant experience. Surely, I wouldn’t even hope for any HD videos working fine.

Also, the connection was interrupted few times during a short 1,5 hours flight.

SAS not working WiFi

SAS not working WiFi

Perhaps, the speed and stability will increase in the future on short-haul flights, given that on SAS long-haul A330/340 fleet I haven’t experienced the same problem.

How to get SAS onboard WiFi?

Slow WiFi is still better than no WiFi.

SAS EuroBonus Gold and Diamond members and SAS Plus travelers can use in-flight WiFi for FREE and without any traffic limitation.

This’s a really nice perk for all top-tier members, especially after cutting down on luggage.

You can connect to WiFi using your SAS EuroBonus number or Last Name / Reservation Code combination.

Connecting to SAS in-flight WiFi for free

Connecting to SAS in-flight WiFi for free

All other passengers would have to pay 4,9 EUR / 49 SEK / 39 DKK / 49 NOK / 7 USD per WiFi key. 


Have you taken any SAS WiFi-equipped short-haul flights recently?

How was your internet experience and connection?