The Scandinavian air pilots strike is over after thousands of canceled SAS flights

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Airline SAS announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with unions in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, ending a pilot strike that forced thousands of flights to be canceled. SAS said it expects traffic normalization in the coming days.

SAS said union agreements concern wages, hours and job security. It also stated that previously canceled agreements were being reintroduced.

Rickard Gustafson, CEO of the airline, said in a statement that the new agreements – with a duration of three years – "live up to the Swedish industrial labor market standard".

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"I want to express my sincere gratitude to all SAS employees who worked day and night to help our customers in this difficult situation," said Gustafson.

The SAS pilot group – representing 95% of the pilots in the three Scandinavian countries – announced the deal in a separate statement. The agreement must be voted by the union members. Unions could not be reached for comment on Thursday night.

SAS estimates that the strike affected approximately 360,000 travelers and resulted in more than 4,000 canceled flights. The flights operated by SAS partners, which represent about 30% of the routes, were not affected.

European airlines, including SAS, are under pressure from rising fuel costs, currency volatility and overcapacity.

– Lianne Kolirin contributed to this report.

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