Government Extends Widerøe, SAS, and Norwegian Airline Agreement
The minimum supply of airline flights for Norway is extended throughout the year. The agreement holds a price tag of almost NOK 190 million. The…
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SAS did not agree on a solution with pilots – several hundred lose their jobs
SAS did not agree with the pilots on a solution for temporary and permanent cuts in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Thus, the pilots…
SAS closes down its crew residences in Stavanger and Trondheim
Sas to close its crew bases in Stavanger and Trondheim from New Year, according to E24. The employees will be offered work from Oslo. The…
158 SAS passengers will have to go through quarantine after their flight from France did not meet the quarantine deadline
A SAS flight from Nice, France was not able to land on Norwegian soil before midnight Friday evening. As a result, the 158 passengers will…
SAS lets go of 560 pilots
SAS terminates 560 of its pilots in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The terminations are part of the airline’s cost savings plan, writes SVT. At the…
SAS increases their capacity to 40 aircraft in July
SAS increases its capacity by ten aircraft in July, but this is still only 30 per cent compared to the same month last year. The…
SAS resumes departures from Copenhagen to the US in June – and international departures from Norway
SAS resumes several international flights in June. The company resumes flights to Chicago and New York from Copenhagen on June 10. As of June, SAS…
It’s now mandatory to wear a facemask on SAS aircraft
From Monday and through the summer, wearing a facemask is mandatory if you are going to travel with SAS. The measure is valid until August…
SAS sets up extra flights from Spain to bring home Norwegians
SAS has set up extra flights on Sunday and Monday from Spain to Norway for Norwegians to return home, the Foreign Ministry reports. SAS has…
SAS will lay off 200 employees in Norway from Tuesday
SAS has sent layoff notices to 100 pilots and just as many cabin crew in Norway, reports Dagbladet. The reason is that the airline, like…
NORWEGIAN and SAS cancels departures to Gran Canaria
SAS has canceled three flights to Gran Canaria this Sunday morning due to the sandstorm at the Spanish holiday destination. Due to the extreme weather…
SAS stops all flights to Beijing and Shanghai
SAS stops all flights to Beijing and Shanghai due to the Wuhan virus. Flights to Hong Kong continue as normal. Flights to the two cities…
SAS continues China flights
Airlines British Airways and Lion Air will both stop their direct flights to China due to fears of the Wuhan virus. SAS will not stop…
SAS offers free re-booking of travel to China
SAS is loosening the rules for rebooking flights to China as a result of the virus outbreak there. – “The foreign ministries throughout Scandinavia; Norway,…
Fewer flew with SAS
2.3 million passengers flew with SAS in November. This is a decrease of 0.5 percent from the same period last year. At the same time,…
SAS plans new company – the pilots are wary
SAS is considering whether a new aircraft type with fewer seats can be used where today’s aircraft are too large. The pilots will oppose the…
SAS believes local climate taxes can lead to higher emissions
Airlines are filling the planes with more fuel than is necessary to avoid having to buy more expensive aircraft fuel in countries with local special…
The SAS aircraft are redesigned
Airline SAS renews the look of its aircraft. The blue tail is retained while the engines turn gray. This is the first time in 21…
Weaker for SAS – to make new savings
The summer was better than expected for SAS, but the company believes it may be difficult to deliver profits for the year 2019 and announces…
SAS employee arrested intoxicated at Sola
A cabin employee on a SAS aircraft that was going from Sola to Copenhagen was arrested for for being intoxicated on Sunday, writes Stavanger Aftenblad….