SAS said on Friday many of its domestic, European and long-haul flights have bee...
STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN/OSLO - SAS said on Friday many of its domestic, European and long-haul flights have been canceled as Swedish pilots at the airline went on a strike after rejecting mediators’ bid, affecting thousands of travelers.
In addition to the 205 departures canceled on Thursday, another 110 flights will be canceled on Friday, affecting tens of thousands of passengers, the airline said. Flights operated by SAS Ireland and airlines that are subcontractors of SAS will not be affected by the strike, SAS said, adding that negotiations are still ongoing in Denmark and Norway.
As a midnight deadline passed, Norsk Pilotforbund, one of two Norwegian unions, said their talks were still ongoing. The Danish union was not immediately reachable for comment.
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