– We open for flying empty planes to destinations where there are passengers who do not get home, says leader Roger Klokset in the SAS pilots in Norway to NTB.
He confirms that this applies to the pilot associations in all three Scandinavian countries.
The planes will not transport people from Norway, Sweden and Denmark to other destinations, he continues.
Opens to fly empty planes
– We open for flying empty planes to destinations where there are passengers who do not get home, says leader Roger Klokset in the SAS pilots in Norway to NTB.
He confirms that this applies to the pilot associations in all three Scandinavian countries. The planes will not transport people from Norway, Sweden and Denmark to other destinations, he continues.
– We aim to complete the agreement during the day, he says.
– We feel a great responsibility towards our passengers. We understand that it is inevitable that our passengers will be hit by a strike, but we pilots are always focused on behaving responsibly with passenger safety as the highest priority, says chairman Martin Lindgren of SAS Pilot Group in a press release.
The exception will apply to a number of charter destinations where there are no other options for getting home, it is stated in the press release.
Asked for exceptions to pick up stranded
The pilot associations in SAS Pilot Group have proposed to SAS to make an exception from the strike in order to bring stranded foreign travelers home.
It writes the Swedish Pilot Association in a press release on Thursday, according to Aftonbladet.
– Some of our destinations are inaccessible and lack other options for travelers to take home. The situation risks becoming unsustainable for our charter trips in the event of a prolonged strike, and therefore we extend a helping hand, the press release states.
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