SAS Compelled to Get rid of Touchdown Permits for EU Approval of Rescue Plan

SAS should eradicate enticing touchdown permits. It’s a part of the value paid for the EU to approve the corporate’s rescue plan.

“The SAS plan for reconstruction has been accepted by the European Fee” he stated in a single press launch issued simply earlier than the weekend.

Somewhat additional down within the message, nonetheless, it says that “the license is topic to numerous circumstances”. SAS doesn’t say what the circumstances are.

Nonetheless, the European Fee will.

me Press launch from the European Fee it’s known as:

«SAS is dedicated to decreasing its presence on the general marketplace for air transport”.

This should be achieved by:

• To cut back plane fleet.
• Asset sale.
• Free a lot of slots, touchdown permits.

“This consists of at essential airports within the EU,” wrote the European Fee.

When requested why SAS didn’t announce this within the gla’melding earlier than the weekend, the SAS press supervisor in Sweden replies through SMS:

– We’re ready for the ultimate choice of the Fee. We are going to then have a look at how it’s achieved. Proper now we’re not saying something greater than what we stated within the press launch.

Keep away from promoting a woman

There has lengthy been hypothesis that the EU would require SAS to promote the subsidiary SAS Floor Dealing with (SGH).

SGH has roughly 1,200 workers at Gardermoen. As well as, roughly 1,300 SGH workers work at Kastrup and Arlanda. They deal with all the pieces from baggage storage to check-in and different providers.

Nothing is lastly determined. However in keeping with what Aftenposten was informed by knowledgeable sources, it’s now unlikely that SAS must promote all SGH.

As an alternative SAS can come to promote his share there Spirit Land Therapy. It’s a firm which handles items, items, at Gardermoen, Arlanda, Kastrup and Billund.

As well as, there’s a threat of SGH in SAS they won’t be allowed to carry out floor providers for opponents for a while to come back. Right now, SGH handles the bottom providers for a number of airways at Gardermoen.

Supply slots at Kastrup?

What is completely sure is that SAS must eliminate its disputed touchdown permits, slots, at sure EU airports. SAS can not promote these licences, however should give them away.

Aviation analyst Hans Jørgen Elnæs believes that that is extra related at Kastrup and Arlanda.

– SAS could have to surrender slots throughout each the 7-9 morning rush and the 15-18 night rush at Kastrup. They might additionally need to return some slots they’ve throughout the morning rush at Arlanda, says Elnæs.

Different airports to which SAS has many flights throughout the EU are Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt. They might have to surrender some slots at a number of of those airports as properly.

With regards to the necessity to scale back the plane fleet, SAS could have accepted this.

– SAS has as of 30 June roughly 22 % fewer day by day flight routes than per 30 June 2019. It’s due to this fact unlikely that SAS will now need to “unload” different elements of the plane fleet to satisfy necessities the European Fee, says Elnæs.