Short Approach?
21st Mar 2007, 07:43
No SAS depatures out of CPH this morning, due to the cabin striking. If itīs not one it's the other
angels
21st Mar 2007, 08:51
It's unofficial.
This on Reuters 30-odd minutes ago.
Danish SAS strike cancels dozens of flights
(Recasts with strike unofficial, adds SAS and union comments)
By Gelu Sulugiuc and Simon Johnson
COPENHAGEN, March 21 (Reuters) - Danish flight attendants at Scandinavian airline SAS <SAS.ST> stopped work on Wednesday at Copenhagen's Kastrup international airport in a contract dispute, forcing the cancellation of dozens of flights.
"We have 82 domestic and international flights cancelled, both departures and arrivals," said a spokesman for the airport.
Cabin Attendants Union (CAU) leader Verner Lundtoft Jensen said the union had not called a strike.
"It's a wild strike," he said after rushing to the airport. "I am here to ask them to go back to work."
SAS spokesman Jens Langergaard said the two sides had negotiated through the night and had agreed to meet again this afternoon.
"It is not legal," he said, referring to the strike. "Every minute it lasts, it has more effect on traffic for the rest of the day."
The union represents 1,600 Danish cabin crew and has been locked in a dispute with the airline over a new contract. The old contract expired on March 1.
The main points of contention are equal pay and pensions for all union members, Jensen said. A mediator has not been able to bring the parties to an agreement.
(Additional reporting by Mette Fraende)