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SAS pilots' strike 'could keep airline in the red this year'

Air
James Chapple
28 May 2019

A costly pilots’ strike means SAS may stay in the red this year, the Scandinavian carrier has predicted.

SAS is expecting to ground the overwhelming majority of its aircraft

Industrial action during the airline’s first quarter pushed up losses and led the Stockholm-based airline to revise its full-year prediction.

The deficit in February, March and April soared year-on-year from £40 million to £100.4 million following industrial action which saw 2,700 flights cancelled, affecting an estimated 270,000 passengers.

This was despite turnover during the period increasing year on year from £818.4 million to £840.8 million.