OSLO (Reuters) – Some 17 Norwegian Air pilots plan to take strike action from June 1 if wage negotiations with the budget carrier fail later this week, a government-appointed mediator said on Tuesday.
A conflict could quickly escalate, and may eventually comprise 690 pilots employed by the company’s unit in Norway, according to the wage mediator.
A strike would be a setback for the airline which is about to embark on the lucrative summer season, traditionally the most profitable time of the year.
Norwegian has already renewed its collective agreement with pilots flying from the airline’s bases in Denmark and Spain.
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
