In total, there are 402 Norwegian pilots who can be taken out on strike at midnight on Wednesday, according to Aftenposten / E24.
– We have notified all our pilots to get maximum pressure in the mediation that is now underway. The hope is to avoid a strike, says Roger Klokset, leader of the union Norske SAS-flygeres forening (NSF) to the news site.
Also in Sweden and In Denmark, the pilot unions have notified SAS of a strike on Wednesday. The Swedish pilot association submitted its strike notice to the Mediation Institute about two weeks ago.
Unlike in Sweden and Denmark, the Norwegian trade unions must specify lists of those covered by the notice four days before the action takes effect.
A total of almost 900 pilots in Scandinavia can be taken out on strike on Wednesday, according to Aftenposten / E24.
If the strike becomes a reality, it could affect up to 250 departures and 45,000 passengers per day.
– Mediation is ongoing. We have nothing new to say about it. But of course we hope that the customers will not be affected by this and that the pilot associations do not go into conflict, said Karin Nyman, communications director at SAS, to TT on Wednesday.
SAS is then pandemic in a financial predicament, and recently the company presented interim figures that showed continued strong financial loss.
The airline operates in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, and in all three countries negotiations on new collective agreements have stalled.