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70 Pct Of Flights Cancelled In Sweden, Denmark And Norway As SAS Pilot Strike Continues
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published April 26, 2019 | 06:06 PM
A total of 1,409 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) pilots from Sweden, Norway and Denmark went on strike on Friday morning, causing 673 departures being canceled so far and over 70,000 passengers affected, Swedish News SVT reported
SAS warns that the continuing strike could affect a further 100,000 passengers over the weekend.
In the early hours of Friday morning, last-minute salary negotiations between SAS and the Swedish Air Line Pilots Association broke down. As a result, 492 Swedish SAS pilots went on strike, followed by 545 Norwegian and 372 Danish colleagues.
"It is deeply regretful that the pilots strike will have a negative impact on our customers. SAS is prepared to continue to negotiate, but if the requirements were to be met, they would have very negative consequences for the company," SAS Director of Communications Karin Nyman.
SAS is the leading airline in Scandinavia, operating a third of all flights to and from the region.
According to SAS, about 70 percent of the company's flights are affected. Flights operated by SAS Ireland and SAS partner airlines will not be affected.
Friday's strike follows unsuccessful salary negotiations between SAS pilots and their employer. According to SVT, an eleventh-hour bid offered on Thursday night included a salary increase of 2.2-2.3 percent, significantly lower than the 13 percent the pilots' union is demanding.
SAS has offered passengers travelling on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday the opportunity to rebook their journey free of charge. It's unclear how long the strike will last, so passengers travelling in late April and early May are advised to check for updates on the situation.
"Our first priority now is to take care of our passengers and at this moment in time, all SAS employees are doing everything they can to help customers affected," Nyman said.
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