After the pilots 'unions' negotiations with the airline about the more than 400 pilots who did not get their jobs back after the pandemic warnings, a strike broke out on Monday.
SAS believes that up to 30,000 passengers are affected by the strike every day.
After five days with canceled flights and worried customers, the Norwegian negotiator says today that it is time to resolve the conflict.
- This situation is so serious that we will probably call the parties in a not too long time, says Mats Wilhelm Ruland to NRK.
- They're sitting with the key.
Both sides must show that they really want to (resolve the conflict).
Mediators appointed in all three countries
National mediators have also been appointed in Sweden and Denmark to resolve the dispute between SAS and the striking pilots.
Why negotiators have been appointed in all three countries is due to the fact that the conflict affects parties with collective agreements linked to each country.
At the same time, the mediators aim to coordinate a joint mediation mission between the countries.
The dispute issues are to a large extent the same in Sweden, Norway and Denmark.
A solution to the dispute in one of the countries would thus be of great importance for the solutions in the other two.
SVT is looking for the three Swedish mediators for a comment.
The CEO ready for new meetings
SAS has applied for bankruptcy protection and since the negotiations began it has been said that the staffing plan after the pandemic is part of keeping the company afloat.
SAS's President and CEO Anko van der Werff is awaiting the Riksdag's decision to convene a new meeting between the parties.
- We are very ready, he says to NRK.
- I am waiting for the next step, but I do not want to disturb the brokers during a process that is ultimately led by them.