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SAS reports 32% drop in traffic due to strike

Bloomberg SAS AB reported a 32% plunge in passenger traffic last month, revealing the impact a strike had on the troubled Scandinavian airline and its customers. The total number of passengers fell to 1.3 million in July from 1.9 million a month earlier, the Stockholm-based carrier said in a statement. Capacity fell 23% in July as the 15-day strike among ...

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Lufthansa seals crew wage deal to avert more walkouts

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG and labour union Verdi sealed an agreement on a wage deal for the company’s 20,000 ground crew after a one-day strike led to a wave of cancellations. The deal includes monthly pay hikes in three stages through the end of next year, Verdi said in an emailed statement. Check-in staff will get between 13.6% and 18.4% ...

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Air Canada’s post-pandemic recovery weighs on earnings

  Bloomberg Canada’s largest airline struggled to cope with a rebound in passenger demand in the second quarter, amid labour shortages and wider airport disruptions that included baggage handling failures. Air Canada reported operating revenue of C$3.98 billion ($3.1 billion) during the three-month period, which fell short of the C$4.02 billion expected by Bloomberg’s consensus estimates. The Montreal-based company also ...

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