Hundreds of Danish, Norwegian and Swedish pilots working for the Scandinavian airline SAS have backed the signing of a collective agreement on wages, thereby averting the threat of new strikes.
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Members of the pilots’ union voted in their home country and supported a collective agreement with SAS management, the pilots’ unions said on Saturday.
In Denmark, 89% of the pilots with voting rights took part in the vote, of which 93% supported the collective agreement. The unions have not disclosed more specific data on the results of the vote in Norway and Sweden. The overall results of the pilot vote are expected to be known next week.
On July 19, SAS and the pilots’ unions reached an agreement to end the two-week strike and a new collective agreement for five and a half years.
The agreement provides for a 5% pay cut for pilots and longer working hours during the summer travel season. Also, the agreement envisages rehiring 450 pilots who were fired when the coronavirus pandemic paralyzed air traffic, the Swedish pilots’ union informed.
In July, SAS canceled more than 3,700 flights due to a two-week pilot strike. SAS previously announced that the strike caused losses of 100-130 million Swedish crowns (9.5-12.5 million euros) per day for the airline.
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