Strike Hit airline Norwegian set all domestic traffic in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
The result: flight chaos for over 35,000 travelers.
All Swedish Norwegian pilots are planning to go on strike on Wednesday – but already on Tuesday night was the first departures from Arlanda in.
– This is an extremely important conflict that involves pilots job security, says Martin Lindgren, President of the Swedish Pilots.
Thousands of Scandinavian air travelers at risk of missing their booked flight the next day.
The reason is the ongoing conflict between airline Norwegian and their pilots.
State remains locked between the parties and at noon on Tuesday, there were no planned meetings to try to resolve the situation.
650 pilots on strike
Currently strike 70 Norwegian pilots, meaning 13 flights canceled Tuesday – but if the situation does not change, according Parathyroid over 650 pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark go on strike on Wednesday.
– It is not contracted any meeting so we will now continue working to keep members updated with what’s going on and prepare for a possible escalation in the morning, says Hans-Erik Skjæggerud.
On Tuesday evening announced the Norwegian in a press release that they set up all domestic traffic in Sweden, Norway and Denmark year – as well as all flights between the Scandinavian capitals – on Wednesday.
“Over 35 000 customers affected in the morning of the pilot strike at Norwegian. Norwegian’s management has since the weekend trying to reach a solution with Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU) and the union Parat to avoid even more travelers suffer, without success. “The company said in the press release.
In Sweden, about 120 Norwegian-employed pilots, and according to the Swedish Pilots are they planning to go on strike on Wednesday if the conflict is not resolved before then.
– This is an extremely important conflict that involves pilots job security and an opportunity for pilots in Scandinavia have continued producing under reasonable conditions, says Martin Lindgren.
But on Tuesday night was more of Norwegian departures from Arlanda set.
crippling domestic traffic
The conflict will according to NRK’s calculations to cripple 75 percent of the Norwegian domestic traffic.
– There is no doubt that with several hundred pilots on strike there will be consequences for our flights tomorrow. We will experience major traffic disruptions, says Lasse Sand Aker-Nielsen, Norwegian’s Communications Manager at the Norwegian, NRK.
The strike may also be major consequences for Swedish travelers.
– It probably means that there will be a lot of canceled flights from Stockholm, says Martin Lindgren.
At the same time the airline’s counter-attack on Tuesday afternoon.
lays off 800 flight attendants
Norwegian lays off now 800 out of its cabin crew in Norway and Denmark on strike breaks out.
– There may be a consequence of the strike escalates, says Charlotte Holmbergh Jacobsson, CIO at Norwegian.
The announcement was expected – the staff cabin crew got permitteringsvarslet already two weeks ago.
– It’s tough course to be laid off, but that’s part of the process like this, and normal when the strike escalating. We were prepared for layoff and supports the pilots in their conflict altogether, says Marit Linden, President of the Norwegian Cabin Association.
Norwegian Board state of Aftenposten that they invited Parat and Norwegian Pilot Union to the meeting on Tuesday to discuss the conflict – but the pilots decided not to come. Airline Information Charlotte Holmbergh Jacobson confirms the statement:
– This is a serious situation and we have taken a new initiative in a conversation with the pilots, she says.
No meeting of the Parties
Hans-Erik Skjæggerud mean, however, that Norwegian is not interested in discussing the pilots’ working conditions, and that it is not relevant for them to accept the invitation.
– It is frustrating to Norwegian try to give the impression that they invite us to meetings and we do not hit them. But here it is important to distinguish between the types of meetings it comes – the only kind of meeting we are interested in is to resume negotiations and find a solution to the conflict and there has not been an issue, says Hans-Erik Skjæggerud.
Charlotte Holmbergh Jacobsson at the Norwegian do not understand the reasoning:
– Is there a meeting so there is the opportunity to discuss what we want to discuss and we keep the door open, she said.
The strike was preceded by negotiations for three months where the Norwegian wants its pilots to accept flexible employment.
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