– I have to give some credit to SAS. They really have recovered.
That’s what the flight analyst and the owner have
Windward Islands Airways, or simply Winair, is the state airline of Sint Maarten. The company was founded in 1961. It has eight aircraft serving ten airports, all in the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles in the north-eastern Caribbean.
” />, Hans Jørgen Elnæs to Nettavisen.
Every month prepares Cirium report on aviation in the world. It makes Elnæs look positively at SAS.
For the months of May and June, SAS is at the top of the lists of airlines that maintain their schedules at the best level in Europe. At the top, SAS could mix with another Norwegian airline. The reports for July and August have not been published.
Out of the list
In May, Norway took first place. SAS had to settle for third place. In June, the first dropped out of the list, while SAS remained relatively stable and took fourth place.
– Norway has had good regulation for a long time. SAS has struggled with it for a while, but this spring SAS has fought back and improved, says the aviation analyst.
Elnæs explains that having one is a business standard
How often do the planes keep to their scheduled times.
” /> of 99 percent In addition, it is normal to have one
How punctual are the flights compared to the agreed time.
” /> of about 85 percent These two factors help to rank the airlines in the Cirium report.
War and the problem of data
Although SAS has remained well among the top ten, Einæs cites several reasons why air traffic in general has met with resistance this summer.
– We have a war in Ukraine that is pushing air traffic to the west. In addition, the Olympics have been in France where security has been tightened, he explains.
Not only that, Elnæs tells about bad weather in Europe and data problems that affected large parts of the world this summer.
– In addition, it was Crowdstrike that caused a lot of trouble for many. Especially airports. At the moment, there is also a shortage in air traffic control, the analyst explains.
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– When this becomes a “cocktail”, the airlines will not be allowed to fly. There have been several delays this summer related to that, he said.
According to Elnæs, an explanation for why Norway has fallen off the list is that they have more cases of unexpected challenges than SAS.
– Hectic
– First of all, we are very satisfied with the time we showed in May, it is something we are always working to improve and we know how important it is to our customers, says Eivind Hammer Myhre , senior communications advisor for Norway, to Nettavisen.
He explains that they are not satisfied with the figures for June, which he says, due to several things.
– Among other things, the summer has been very busy throughout Central Europe, explains Myhre.
– In the future, we will continue to work towards being at the very top of Europe in terms of punctuality, he said.
– Worked hard
SAS country manager Kjetil Håbjørg is delighted with the reports. He says that the company has implemented several measures to improve quality.
– Punctuality is very important to us and the customers. We want to deliver what we call SAS quality. The report shows that we have succeeded in this.
– Changes
Håbjørg says that the company has made several changes over the past year to improve the travel experience. Measures include reducing recruitment capacity and increasing internalisation.
– It has produced good results and we continue to work on it, to continue with good results and quality. All employees in the company have gone through processes to increase quality, he says, and he explains that the summer is seen as a big test for the company.
– As a test
– Summer is the busiest time for flights. A lot of people are going on holiday and travelling, so there will always be pressure on air traffic, he says.
– In many ways, this is our test.
2024-08-21 19:05:50
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