The extremely high fuel prices are forcing SAS to cancel several hundred departures in March. And there will be more in April.
Yes reports that the airline is forced to cancel over 1,000 flights in April.
- The price of aviation fuel has doubled in ten days. Although we try to absorb cost increases as far as we can, this is a shock that directly hits the aviation industry, says SAS CEO Anko van der Werff to the newspaper.
More than 20 to 30 percent of the cost of a flight is made up of the fuel price.
It is currently unclear which departures are affected.
Norwegian's communications director Charlotte Holmbergh writes in an SMS to Expressen that they will not be cancelling any flights. However, ticket prices may increase. ”We are affected by increased fuel costs and this will be reflected in ticket prices. However, we are continuously working on measures to mitigate the impact of increased costs, while at the same time having a clear goal of offering competitive prices for flights. Price adjustments may therefore vary between different routes.
Source: Expressen.se
