The ‘Swedish Salaried Employees‘ Union that organizes the cabin crew had warned it would strike, and SAS Sweden on Thursday said it would cancel some 300 flights affecting some 20,000 passengers. About half of the cancellations were domestic flights. SAS Sweden CEO Anders Ehrling said Thursday the cancellations were necessary to ensure that passengers were not stranded in case the cabin crew union went ahead with their labour action on Friday. SAS Sweden is part of the SAS Group that operates the joint carrier Scandinavian Airlines. Flights operated by SAS Norway and SAS Denmark as well as intercontinental flights were not affected, SAS spokesmen said.
Meanwhile, SAS said it would announce later Friday if it would cancel flights on Saturday. The parties have agreed on wage terms but union representatives have said their members need to have more say over work schedules, including proper meal breaks and time to rest between flights. The union said its members had made far too great ‘sacrifices’ to help salvage the carrier when it reported massive losses a few years ago. A strike was expected to cost SAS 20 million kronor ($3.7 million) each day. Last month, SAS was hit by a three-day wildcat strike at SAS Denmark. The governments of Norway, Sweden and Denmark together own a 50% stake in SAS, while private shareholders hold the rest.(monstersandcritics.com)
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