STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Pilots at Scandinavian carrier SAS walked off the job in Sweden, Denmark and Norway early Friday, stranding 70,000 travelers as more than 300 flights were canceled, the airline said. Domestic, European and long-haul flights were all affected by the strike, it said, predicting that a total of 170,000 passengers would be affected through Sunday. “Many SAS pilots have no control over when and how long they have to work. In a worst case scenario, they risk having to work seven weekends in a row,” the pilots’ association said in a statement. “Everyone who has a family life can imagine how difficult it is to not know when you have to work,” SAS’ Swedish union representative at the pilots’ association, Wilhelm Tersmeden, said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 26, 2019 07:30 UTC