US EditionSAS Cancels 1,200 Flights in May Due to Fuel Shortages
The airline said it is prioritizing summer holiday travel as jet fuel prices surge after the Strait of Hormuz closure.
- The German airline Lufthansa announced on April 21st it would cancel 20,000 departures through October, while Scandinavia's SAS airline is cancelling nearly 1,200 flights in May.
- Jet fuel costs soared after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz on March 4th, blocking a fifth of the world's oil supplies and triggering the wave of cancellations across Europe.
- SAS head of press Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji stated the airline is prioritizing summer holiday travel, saying, "Affected customers will be informed directly with clear information and an offer of alternate departures as soon as possible."
- Mathias Milling, head of the secretariat for the Danish Aviation Industry Association, noted that summer cancellations will focus on high-frequency routes, adding, "So your summer vacation is not in question here."
- Sweden's Energy and Business Minister Ebba Busch warned that fuel shortages may persist even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens, stating, "Even if we were to reach a sustainable peace agreement tomorrow, it could take a while before the supply of oil and gas is restored.
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Flygbolaget uppger att en del av deras flygningar framover kommer att påverkas av den globala drivmedelkrisen. Men SAS ska i huvudsak ändra på rutter där det finns möjligheter för kunderna att omboka.
The high prices of jet fuel are causing SAS to cancel departures in May as well, the airline announces.
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Kristeligt DagbladThe war in the Middle East has caused the price of jet fuel to rise. SAS is canceling an unknown number of flights in May.
LISTED: The new flights from Sweden this spring and summer
A lot of airline news recently has been about flight cancellations, due to fuel price spikes caused by the conflict in the Middle East. But some airlines are still adding flights for the spring and summer travel season. Here are the ones from Sweden.
SAS also cancels May flights due to fuel prices - The Copenhagen Post
candinavian Airlines, SAS, has cancelled nearly 1,200 flights scheduled for May due to rising fuel prices, according to industry data reported Tuesday. The figures were published by Check-in.dk, a Danish aviation industry media outlet, based on data from AeroRoutes, a service that tracks changes in airlines’ planned flight schedules. According to the data, SAS has […]
SAS innstiller anda flere avganger SAS bekrefter overfor nyhetsbyrået Ritzau at de innstiller flere avganger, reporter svenske TV4 Nyheterna. Det er foreløpig uklärt nøyaktig hvilke ruter som rammes, og hvor mange passasjerer som blir berørt. Bakgrunnen for kuttene er krigen i Iran og de skyhøye drivstoffprisene. Flyselskapet har allerede lagt bak seg to tune måneder: I mars ble flere hundre avganger kansellert, mens over tusen flyvninger ble ta…
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