Strike action by some 400 Swedish pilots at Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) showed no sign of ending June 13, as the carrier announced that 230 flights affecting 27,000 passengers would be affected.
The pilots walked out on June 10 following failure to agree a new salary and conditions deal with the airline. This resulted in an estimated 380 services being canceled over the weekend, covering the majority of flights operated by Swedish pilots.
In a statement, SAS said that the pilots’ union, the SPF, had turned a second bid by a government-appointed mediator to solve the dispute and which SAS had accepted.
The tri-national carrier said that flights operated by Danish and Norwegian pilots, as well as by its four partner airlines, which fly domestic and short-haul European routes were planned to operate as normal.
“We have done all that’s in our power to avoid a continued strike, but we have unfortunately still been unable to come to an agreement,” SAS VP communications Karin Nyman said.
ATW – Air Transport World
