On Monday, it is a week since the SAS strike broke out.

The national mediator Mats Wilhelm Ruland says that attempts at mediation are underway, but that the situation is deadlocked.

- We have had a joint meeting with both parties in the morning.

I have also had contact with both parties since the conflict started.

the conflict is completely deadlocked, but we will have new meetings this week to continue the work of finding a solution, says Mats Wilhelm Ruland to Aftenposten.

After the meeting, leader of the Norwegian pilot union:

- It was just a short little status update.

We are where we were a week ago, says Jan Levi Skogvang, leader of the Norwegian pilot union, to NRK.

He believes that the ball is now with SAS, but that they do not take the initiative for new meetings.

- They just think that we should come and give them more, it is completely out of the question, Skogvang says to NRK.

SAS for 'continued dialogue'

On Monday morning, one of the appointed mediators, Jan Sjölin, was on his way to another working day devoted to trying to resolve the conflict between the pilot union and SAS.

- We work every available hour of the day, says Jan Sjölin to TT.

On Monday morning, SAS's communications director Karin Nyman was also present at SVT's Morgonstudion, but was sparing with comments on the situation:

- We have a continued dialogue with the mediators.

We are in the process and there is nothing more we want to comment on, says Karin Nyman.

Charter passengers are stuck

As of Monday, the SAS pilots will stop flying home stranded charter passengers for which they have previously made an exception.

The reason is that there are alternative travel options, claims the pilot association SAS Pilot Group (SPG).

SAS believes that the alternatives are extremely limited.

- It is very unfortunate, there are many desperate passengers who are stuck in different places, says Karin Nyman.