The pilot strike, which is now in its fourth day, is a costly affair for the airline. SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson believes that the pilots' demands are jeopardizing the company's future.

The number of passengers affected will be 280,000, including Tuesday. But CEO Rickard Gustafson has no information on how much the strike will cost SAS, other than that it costs too much.

– It costs large amounts, I don't know exactly, says Rickard Gustafson.
 
Since the strike broke out last Friday, there have been no new contacts between the parties.

– We are prepared to enter into negotiations immediately, but it is necessary to make a transfer from the employer so that we begin to discuss from an objective perspective, says Wilhelm Tersmeden, chairman of the Swedish Pilots Association.

The fact that negotiations have been ongoing in both Sweden, Norway and Denmark has made it more difficult to find a solution. The plan now is to gather the negotiations in Norway, according to information to Ekot. There, the discussion has previously concerned, among other things, the pilots' influence over SAS's use of subcontractors, an agreement that SAS has terminated.

SAS CEO Rickard Gustafson cannot say how long the company will be able to financially endure the strike. According to him, the company's future is at stake.

– The cost increase that the pilots' total requirements would entail would undermine our competitiveness and thus we would have no future, says Rickard Gustafson.

Source: sverigesradio.se