SAS reaches agreement with Swedish pilots’ union

SAS has been in negotiations with the Swedish pilot union (SPF) since the middle of April. After a pilot strike that commenced on June 10th, the parties reached an agreement on June 15th and the strike was called off. The strike has resulted in about 1,000 cancelled flights and a total of 100,000 passengers affected by the disrupted traffic. The financial effects from the strike are yet too early to quantify. The new agreement between SAS and SPF are affective from April 1st, 2016 and is valid for one year. SAS has also reached new agreements with the Norwegian pilots unions and consequently, this year’s negotiations with pilot unions are concluded.