 In 1998 , the airline changed its name to Braathens and introduced two @-@ class cabins . Full @-@ fare passengers traveled in the " Best " -class , while discounted travelers traveled in the " Back " -class . It also bought the Swedish airline Malmö Aviation . Oslo Airport , Gardermoen replaced Fornebu as the airline 's main hub , and a price war started against SAS and the new low @-@ cost airline Color Air . The availability of slots increased the frequency of flights for all three airlines to an unsustainable level . After a year , Color Air was bankrupt , but Braathens had suffered large losses , and terminated many routes , including all services in Sweden . In 2001 , the airline was bought by SAS , and the following year the two coordinated their services so as not to compete . On 1 May 2004 , they merged to create SAS Braathens , that re @-@ branded to Scandinavian Airlines in 2007 . 
