SAS (airline)

More strikes at Scandinavian airline SAS

Steven. — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:31:43 +0000

The Bangkok post reported that early Friday, about 800 flight attendants went on strike forcing SAS Sweden to cancel some 300 flights affecting some 20,000 passengers. About half of the cancellations were domestic flights.

Some 100 flights were cancelled on Saturday due to an ongoing strike by 800 flight attendants.

Denmark: wildcat strike by cabin crew

jef costello — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 09:39:47 +0000

The airline has already cancelled a further 14 flights tomorrow as a precaution and has assured customers that flights with Norwegian and Swedish staf will be unaffected.

Denmark: Cabin crews wildcat strike grounds flights

Steven. — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 15:17:45 +0000

In a follow up to our story yesterday, Chron.com reported that hundreds of Scandinavian Airlines cabin crew briefly went on a wildcat strike in Copenhagen on Wednesday 21 March, forcing the carrier to cancel around 90 flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded, company officials said.

Denmark: SAS cabin crew wildcat

Joseph K. — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 08:48:04 +0000

The walkout caused the cancellation of 92 flights and bosses threatened the 1,600 strong CAU union with fines for its members if they did not return to work. After the intervention of a union official the staff returned to work in the afternoon, apparently after an arbitrator called bosses and the union back to the negotiating table.

Update 23 March 2007

Legal threats and intimidation see end to pilots' wildcat strike

Steven. — Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:20:26 +0000

Shortly after the pilots announced the end of their work stoppage on Wednesday, the court issued a preliminary ruling ordering the pilots to return to work immediately.

Scandinavian pilots' wildcat stoppage spreads

Steven. — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:15:01 +0000

150 pilots in Denmark walked off the job on Monday in protest at their employer, SAS, being broken up into separate national carriers which would jeopardise agreements with the workers. In Norway, 100 pilots have now joined a solidarity sick-in.

Scandinavian planes grounded by international wildcat strikes

Steven. — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 18:54:27 +0000

At 1pm on Monday, the airline had cancelled 80 departures from Kastrup airport in the Danish capital, with warnings that more cancellations will follow if the pilots don't return to work.

Many travellers to and from southern Sweden have been hit by the strike at Kastrup, which also serves nearby Malmö.