Swedish pilots force SAS to cancel 160 flights

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After French pilots, now also Swedish pilots are on strike.

After French pilots, now also Swedish pilots are on strike.

Scandinavian Airlines flights operated by Swedish pilots are being canceled because of a strike over a wage increase.Close to 160 flights were cancelled.According to AP 20,000 passengers are affected by the strike on Saturday.

Scandinavian Airlines, SAS, is a member of the Star Alliance.
candinavian Airlines says its flights operated by Swedish pilots are being canceled because of a strike over a wage increase, meaning nearly 160 flights and some 20,000 passengers are affected Saturday.

The Stockholm-based airline said planes with Danish and Norwegian pilots are not affected.

The Swedish pilots’ union demands a 3.5 percent salary increase while company had offered an overall pay increase of 2.2 percent, according to the Swedish news agency TT.

SAS vice president Karin Nyman said in a statement the sides “have unfortunately been unable to come to an agreement.” The strike started late Friday.

The airline is partly owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. It’s the largest airline in Scandinavia.
Planes operated by Danish and Norwegian pilots are not affected.

The Swedish pilots’ union demands a 3.5 percent salary increase while company had offered an overall pay increase of 2.2 percent, according to the Swedish news agency TT.

SAS vice president Karin Nyman said in a statement the sides “have unfortunately been unable to come to an agreement.” The strike started late Friday.



The airline is partly owned by the governments of Sweden, Denmark and Norway. It’s the largest airline in Scandinavia.

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Juergen T Steinmetz

Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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