Price increases on aviation fuel mean that the airline SAS will continue to cancel flights in May. The company announced this on Monday.
- We are making adjustments on selected routes, primarily where there is an option to rebook, to maintain flexibility for our customers, writes SAS press officer Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji in a comment.
In April, SAS canceled around 1,000 flights, especially on shorter routes and destinations with many daily departures, where passengers can be rebooked to another flight on the same day.
SAS cannot state how many flights are being canceled this time, or where they are happening. But as far as possible, these are trips where passengers can get on another flight on the same day. SAS is focused on securing summer holiday traffic for passengers, it says.
- Affected customers will receive direct notification with clear information and offers of alternative departures when possible, says SAS, which has also increased the prices of new airline tickets.
The price of jet fuel has doubled
This comes after the price of jet fuel doubled within a short time due to the war in the Middle East.
Iran has blocked almost all shipping traffic except its own in the Strait of Hormuz for more than two months, after the United States launched a war against Iran. A fifth of the world's oil normally passes through the Strait of Hormuz.
At the same time, both the International Energy Agency and the European Commission have warned of a looming shortage of jet fuel in Europe. However, this is not the reason for cancellations at SAS at this time, the company emphasizes. Right now, the company has a stable supply.
- However, the situation is being closely monitored and may change depending on market developments, it says.
The price increases for jet fuel are putting the aviation industry under pressure, and several large companies have canceled flights and raised prices. On April 21, the German airline Lufthansa announced that 20,000 flights would be canceled until October.
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