SAS to become 11 separate airlines
Does this mean all the hiering is done seperatly as well?
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The SAS Group will be divided up into 11 separate airlines, in order to get a better overview over the individual companies.
This is confirmed by SAS Information Director Hans Ollogren, according to boarding.no.
Today, the SAS concern consists of five airlines: Scandinavian Airlines, Braathens, Wideroes, Blue 1 and Spanair.
Within a short time the number will be increased to 11, boarding.no writes.
The reorganization to more and smaller units with their own accounts, is a central element in the SAS cost cutting plan "Turnaround 2005", with the aim to reduce costs by NOK 14 billion by the year 2005.
-To today's five airlines under the SAS umbrella will be added Air Baltic and Estonian Air. In addition, presentday SAS will be divided up into three national airlines for each of the three Nordic countries, plus an intercontinental operator. Finally, we add Snowflake, which makes altogether 11 airlines, says Ollogren.
(NRK)
Rolleiv Solholm