STOCKHOLM (Thomson Financial) - SAS AB is to restart negotiations with The Swedish Salaried Employees' Union (HTF) at 8.00 pm tonight, in a bid to try and prevent a costly strike by Swedish cabin crew from continuing, reported The Local.
SAS had to cancel most of its flights today after 800 cabin crew went on strike from 5.00 am. The action effected some 20,000 passengers.
'We really hope we can resolve this tonight,' SAS spokeswoman Ulrika Fager said.
However even if the negotiations are successful, most SAS flights to, from or within Sweden will not be operating on Saturday.
SAS has said the action is costing it around 20 mln skr a day.
Lead corporate clients LM Ericsson AB and Electrolux AB have both publicy warned SAS this week that they were becoming increasingly frustrated with the carrier's industrial record and threatened to negotiate deals with rival carriers.
Earlier today Anders Ehrling, president of SAS Sweden said the industrial action was jeopardising the future of SAS.
'SAS Sweden's and the SAS group's future are at risk, and consequently the future of maybe 3,000 HTF members,' said Ehrling. simon.richardson@thomson.com sjr/cml COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.
SAS had to cancel most of its flights today after 800 cabin crew went on strike from 5.00 am. The action effected some 20,000 passengers.
'We really hope we can resolve this tonight,' SAS spokeswoman Ulrika Fager said.
However even if the negotiations are successful, most SAS flights to, from or within Sweden will not be operating on Saturday.
SAS has said the action is costing it around 20 mln skr a day.
Lead corporate clients LM Ericsson AB and Electrolux AB have both publicy warned SAS this week that they were becoming increasingly frustrated with the carrier's industrial record and threatened to negotiate deals with rival carriers.
Earlier today Anders Ehrling, president of SAS Sweden said the industrial action was jeopardising the future of SAS.
'SAS Sweden's and the SAS group's future are at risk, and consequently the future of maybe 3,000 HTF members,' said Ehrling. simon.richardson@thomson.com sjr/cml COPYRIGHT Copyright AFX News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of AFX News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News.