Negotiations between the Transport Union and the employer Swedish Aviation Industry continue on Saturday with the help of mediators.
But by lunchtime, there was no news of an imminent agreement from the parties. The dispute concerns the union's demand for better working conditions.
There are no bids from the mediators, says Elin Lörnbo, press officer at the LO Transport Union.
She describes it as the parties still being a good distance apart.
But it's positive that the negotiations are continuing.
Besides Norwegian, some smaller airlines are also affected by the strike threat, which primarily concerns departures from Arlanda from 4:30 am to lunchtime on Monday. If no solution is reached, the strike will also continue on Tuesday and Thursday morning, and will then be expanded to include some charter companies, including TUI and Sunclass, next weekend.
The uncertainty is of course great, notes Charlotte Holmbergh at Norwegian. Those who are scheduled to fly with the affected departures on Monday have been contacted and offered to switch to later departures, she says.
Planning air traffic requires some advance notice, and time is ticking. If they call off the strike, for example, late Sunday evening – is it then too late to be able to operate as usual on Monday morning?
We have no such exact deadline, says Holmbergh.
