SAS’s baggage handlers at CPH went on strike at 15:30 Sunday afternoon. The strike is illegal and spontaneous.. They just decided to go home, stopping 90% of SAS flights. This is SAS’s main hub in Scandinavia, also stranding passangers from OSL and Stockholm (ARL?) that have connecting flights. At OSL there’s 120 passengers on their way to Bejing and Bangkok stranded.
Some passengers were put on flights with other airlines, but many had to stay in hotels.
By: skog - 18th November 2002 at 12:41
RE: Illegal strike hurts SAS
It says on the news that the baggage crews were back working now, so SAS expect to be back in normal operation this evening. Maybe they just needed a break?
By: Hand87_5 - 18th November 2002 at 10:33
RE: Illegal strike hurts SAS
T5 ,
I can’t agree. Most of the time a strike is not spontaneous. OIt’s the result of a denial of negotiation from the management.
That’s a French speciality: they wait for the strike to open discussion. The Union has by law to publish a strike notice 3 weeks early. The problem id that AF and ADP ( Paris airport) don’t publish the statment earlier than a couple of days before the stike in order to keep their customers.
By: T5 - 18th November 2002 at 09:16
RE: Illegal strike hurts SAS
So many strikes – I just don’t agree with any of themm. Firefighters in the UK which could threaten 7 airports across the country including Heathrow and now baggage handlers. Replacements should be found and those involved should be kicked out.
Can legal action be taken?
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November 18, 2002 at 9:10 am