Domestic Up to 350 SAS pilots based at the airport can be charged in strike tomorrow night if the parties agree. Air traffic will be significantly affected if the strike breaks out, according to SAS Sweden’s press officer Fredrik Henriksson.
Pilot Associations in Sweden and Norway, together with the SAS for a long time negotiating new collective agreement for the pilots. The main points of negotiations for the pilot association in Sweden, job security and salary adjustments.
If an agreement is not reached between the parties before the clock 18 tomorrow night will be 300-350 pilots who have their base at the airport to be on strike, said Rebecca Rosenvinge, the press coordinator at the Swedish Pilots.
If the strike erupts affected domestic flights in Sweden and routes within Scandinavia and Europe. On the state airport company Swedavia hoped that the parties shall agree as soon as possible.
– A strike will affect air traffic large. Negotiations are underway right now and we do not express an opinion about which routes might be affected. We hope that the parties agree before the clock 18 in the morning, says Ulf Wallin, Head of Swedavia.
In Norway, the deadline had already expired without SAS has agreed with the Norwegian Cockpit Association and SAS Norge Pilot (SNF) . The negotiations are now continuing on overtime and if an agreement can not be reached is 450 Norwegian pilots who may be on strike. But no time for that is not set.
Although SAS hope for an early agreement on the new collective agreement.
– We do not want customers to suffer, says Fredrik Henriksson.
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