SAS airline cancels flights due to pilot strike
The Scandinavian airline SAS announced on Monday the cancellation of approximately 50% of its flights after the company’s pilots’ association went on strike due to the lack of progress in negotiating salary increases.
SAS said in a statement that after the talks ended without an agreement, it wants to continue with the mediation mechanisms to end the strike “as soon as possible”, in view of its great impact on the holiday season.
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It is estimated that the stoppage will lead to the cancellation that will affect some 30,000 passengers per day, according to the airline, which specified that flights operated by subsidiaries such as SAS Link, SAS Connect will not be impacted.
“A strike right now is devastating for SAS and puts the future of the company at risk, including the jobs of thousands of colleagues,” CEO Anko van der Werff said.
He added that the company “will do everything possible” to reach an agreement that guarantees “the long-term competitiveness and financial sustainability” of the airline.
According to Swedish media, some 900 pilots are expected to join the strike, after the collective agreement expired in March and the negotiations started in November last year to agree on a new one collapsed, EFE reported.
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