Crisis-stricken airline SAS records heavy losses
Troubled Scandinavian airline SAS, which has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, reported deeper losses in the fourth quarter on Wednesday.
Net losses amounted to more than 1.2 billion Swedish kronor ($117 million) in the August-October period, compared to a loss of 744 million kronor a year earlier, the company said in a statement.
"As with previous quarters in 2022, the currencies (foreign exchange) and jet-fuel price have brought strong headwinds for our business," said SAS chief executive Anko van der Werff.
The airline, however, saw the "highest number" of passengers since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, with healthy demand in the summer, van der
Werff said.
The airline, which cut 5,000 jobs in 2020, is preparing for "substantial recruitments and rehirings" to meet the expected increase in demand next
summer, he added.
SAS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States in July -- a move allowing a company to restructure its debts under court
supervision.
Van der Werff said the airline expected to complete the court-supervised process during the second half of 2023.
Earlier this year, The airline posted a net loss of 1.84 billion kronor ($170 million) for the May-July period, compared to a loss of 1.33 billion kronor a year earlier.
Earnings were "severely affected" by the 15-day pilot strike between July 4th-19th, which led to the cancellation of some 4,000 flights affecting more than 380,000 passengers, the company said in a statement.
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Net losses amounted to more than 1.2 billion Swedish kronor ($117 million) in the August-October period, compared to a loss of 744 million kronor a year earlier, the company said in a statement.
"As with previous quarters in 2022, the currencies (foreign exchange) and jet-fuel price have brought strong headwinds for our business," said SAS chief executive Anko van der Werff.
The airline, however, saw the "highest number" of passengers since the beginning of the Covid pandemic, with healthy demand in the summer, van der
Werff said.
The airline, which cut 5,000 jobs in 2020, is preparing for "substantial recruitments and rehirings" to meet the expected increase in demand next
summer, he added.
SAS filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the United States in July -- a move allowing a company to restructure its debts under court
supervision.
Van der Werff said the airline expected to complete the court-supervised process during the second half of 2023.
Earlier this year, The airline posted a net loss of 1.84 billion kronor ($170 million) for the May-July period, compared to a loss of 1.33 billion kronor a year earlier.
Earnings were "severely affected" by the 15-day pilot strike between July 4th-19th, which led to the cancellation of some 4,000 flights affecting more than 380,000 passengers, the company said in a statement.
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