– You notice that you have been without sleep for a very long time, says SAS ‘chief negotiator Marianne Hernæs to TV 2 on Sunday morning, while she is on her way out of Næringslivets hus in Stockholm for a break.
SAS and the pilot associations have been negotiating together since 10 o’clock on Saturday morning.
– We have been working tonight, and we will continue, says Roger Klokset, leader of the Norwegian SAS pilots’ association.
– We do what we usually do in the end
He does not dare to promise that an agreement will be reached on Sunday.
– We have no agreement until we have an agreement, Klokset states.
Hernæs indicates, however, that the negotiations have progressed.
– We do what we usually do at the end, that you book off the various elements and then you are left with what is difficult. We are left with what we disagree on, says Hernæs to TV 2.
Nor will Hernæs want to advance that an agreement is reached on Sunday.
– I have a hope, but you never know what the result will be.
– Roger Klokset, leader of the Norwegian SAS pilots’ association. Photo: Tommy Storhaug / TV 2
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– Rests when we can
The fact that the parties are tired after negotiating through the night can of course also come into play when it comes to such complicated negotiations.
– It’s a challenge, that’s it. It is a very complicated mediation, so it goes a little slower. Fortunately, we are many, and we rest a little when we can, says Klokset to TV 2.
The pilot strike has been going on since Monday 4 July and is thus in its 13th day. So far, it has cost SAS NOK 100-130 million a day, according to the company’s own figures.
In total, there have been over 2,100 canceled flights in Norway alone. On Saturday, the strike will result in 133 canceled departures. So far on Sunday, 154 flights have been canceled.
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