SAS negotiations continue today – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country

On Thursday, the parties negotiated for almost 17 hours. They did not give up until the clock had passed an hour past midnight. On the way out of the meeting, SAS’s chief negotiator Marianne Hernæs said that there is still a large distance between the parties. Ombudsman Mats Wilhelm Ruland, on the other hand, could report that there have been movements in the negotiations, and that they have never been closer to a solution. Still, he misses a better pace. Mediation continues at 10 a.m. Friday. The parties describe the situation as demanding. On Friday, 167 SAS departures were canceled as a result of the strike. Of these, 85 of the flights were domestic, and 68 were within Schengen. So far, 14 international flights were also canceled on Friday, according to figures from Avinor’s website. Other airlines can earn good Associate Professor at BI and aviation analyst Espen Andersen say that SAS will have high costs in the future, even if the strike comes to an end. – It looks complex, and precisely this complexity is one of SAS’s problems. The fact that they are from three countries and not just one, makes it extra difficult, he explains. Aviation analyst Espen Andersen explains that SAS is in a complex situation. Photo: Gunhild Hjermundrud / news The SAS strike has led to more people booking flights with other airlines to get where they are going. Andersen explains that these companies would have had a lot of traffic at this time of year, but that they now fill up most of their flights. – The traffic they have received now, they have received at full prices. They have probably benefited quite solidly from that situation, says the aviation analyst. Losing millions every day Over 270,000 passengers have been affected so far. The strike costs SAS 100-130 million Swedish kroner per day. It is important to find a solution, which both parties agree on. It amounts to a total of 1-1.3 billion Swedish kroner so far, the company stated in a press release on Thursday. 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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