“Travelers on the strike: Trying to be hopeful”
“Several passengers, despite the strike to go out to the airport in the morning.”
“On the spot, they met with long queues – and the breakfast table. “
“– I still think that it will resolve itself, ” says the traveler Jackie Muzaqi.”
“During the Friday morning news came that both the Swedish, Norwegian and Danish SAS pilots go out on strike. “
“Despite the fact that SAS in the past have gone out and announced that Friday’s and the weekend’s travelers are allowed to book their flight, many had chosen to go out to the airport in the hope to maybe come up with another plan.”
“I would have gone to New York, and is now at seven to participate in an international education,” says the traveler Jackie Muzaqi.”
“”Trying to be hopeful””
“She says that she felt that a strike was going on, but she hoped that it would resolve itself.”
“– I still think that it will resolve itself. I’m trying to be hopeful.”
“Even Lukas Jönsson decided to head to the airport on Friday morning.”
” It was a gamble to go here. We did not know if the flight would go or if we would be able to book about it, ” he says.”
“At the airport, curling sex to the SAS information desks long.”
“to keep the passengers in a good mood also had breakfast dukats up in the departure lounge. “
“the SAS head of communications, Karin Nyman invites the travelers to stay at home.”
“– We recommend all to ensure that the flight dates before you go here. It is better that you’re home and trying to solve it from there than to amn come here, ” she says to Aftonbladet. “
“170 000 passengers are affected”
“Around 70 per cent of SAS’s flights affected by the strike. Around 72 000 passengers affected by the strike Friday, while a further 100 000 passengers expected to be affected during the weekend. “
“Already at the evening the company announced that 205 flights cancelled on Friday – but on Friday morning had the figure has increased to 673 departures in total on Friday. “
“SAS has earlier announced that it is trying to book the affected passengers on to other flights. “
“It is deeply unfortunate that this pilotkonflikten now affecting our customers. SAS is prepared to continue to negotiate, but the requirements would have serious consequences for the company if they were met,” writes Karin Nyman, director of communications at the SAS in an email to the TT.”
“SAS says on its website that passengers who are worried about being affected by a strike can book their trips for free, even if the flight has not yet been affected or cancelled. For flights with the SAS, not with the partners and under the following conditions:
“• the Flight is not set.”
“• the departure date for your flight is between 26 to 29 april 2019.”
“• Your ticket number starts with 117.”
“• Your ticket is issued on april 24, 2019 or earlier”
“• Your original SAS-ticket has been booked through the SAS website, the SAS app or the SAS Call Center.”
“Those who booked through a travel agent asked to get in touch with a travel agent directly.”
