So far, 133 flights to and from Norway have been canceled on Saturday as a result of the SAS strike. It is still unclear when the solution will come. Ombudsman Mats Ruland says that he is optimistic, and has faith in a development. Nevertheless, important points remain. – There are still a number of key issues that have not been resolved that I hope there will be a solution to, Ruland told the press before Saturday’s mediation. The SAS strike has led to several flights being canceled since the strike began on Monday 4 July. Photo: Beate Oma Dahle / NTB The parties will meet in Næringslivets hus at 10 am to continue. Worked through the night There has been little sleep on the employer side before Saturday’s meeting. – We have worked through the night, says SAS ‘chief negotiator Marianne Hærnes to the press before the meeting. Today, the plan is to continue working on the process they started yesterday. They go through point by point, to try to reach an agreement. Hærnes is optimistic. – I expect that we will keep high pressure throughout the day and see if you can agree on the important points. SAS’s chief negotiator Marianne Hærnes is ready for a new day of negotiations. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news – If the will is there, I think we are close to a solution. This is what the negotiating leader for the Danish pilots Henrik Thyregod says to the press corps before the mediation on Saturday. Working to find solutions – It is about getting investors to invest in SAS’s future, Hærnes told the news agency TT. She says the employer side has worked hard to find solutions that will secure the future of SAS. – If we do not agree, then I actually do not know what is happening, Hernæs said to the press corps on Friday night. On Friday night, national mediator Mats Wilhelm Ruland was able to confirm that there has been progress in mediation. – It has been worked intensively throughout the day, said Ruland on his way out of Næringslivets hus in Stockholm. After many hours of negotiations, the parties packed their cases for the day. They had to rest for a new day of mediation on Saturday. Several canceled flights Several SAS planes are on the ground as a result of the strike. On Saturday, 133 flights were canceled. Photo: Annika Byrde / NTB Of the 133 flights that were canceled on Saturday, 38 were domestic. Within Schengen, 75 flights were canceled, as well as 20 international flights. It shows figures from Avinor. So far, 93 SAS flights have been canceled on Sunday. A total of 2,063 flights in Norway have been canceled since 900 SAS pilots went on strike on Monday 4 July. The strike costs SAS 100-130 million Swedish kroner per day. Both parties believe it is important to find a solution. If SAS and the pilots agree, the company will get the planes in the air as soon as possible. But it will still take a couple of days to be in full operation again, SAS told news earlier this week.
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