Updated: SAS back in the skies as strike ends

Cabin crew staff returned to work at noon after meeting this morning

UPDATED:

Things are looking up for the thousands of SAS passengers who have been affected by the cabin crew strike that has hampered the Scandinavian airline since Friday last week.

Jakob Esposito, the spokesperson for the SAS cabin crew staff, told DR Nyheder that they will return to work and will get the flights going from noon today.

Yesterday, SAS served notice to its cabin crew staff to “return to work by noon today or consider themselves terminated”, and today, after meeting this morning, the majority of the employees agreed to get back to work.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has been forced to cancel at least 51 flights departing from and arriving at Copenhagen Airport today due to the ongoing cabin crew strike.

SAS flights have been affected since its cabin crew staff went on strike after SAS informed its employees of its plan to transfer 147 members of its cabin crew staff to its subsidiary Cimber – which pays a lower wage – as part of cost-cutting measures.

SAS has served notice to its cabin crew staff to “return to work by noon today or consider themselves terminated”, the airline said.

READ MORE: Striking SAS cabin crews defy court order

Morning meeting
The striking cabin crew staff were scheduled to meet at 9am this morning to discuss the situation.

Get a complete overview of the cancelled SAS departures from Copenhagen Airport here and the cancelled arrivals to the airport here.





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