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SAS Scandinavian Airlines (SK, Copenhagen Kastrup) has been forced to cancel around 4,000 flights this summer, blaming understaffing and delays in aircraft deliveries, spokeswoman Karin Nyman has told the Swedish financial newspaper Dagens Industri.

The decision is part of an industry-wide problem, especially acute in Europe, as airlines struggle to re-employ the staff numbers and secure the aircraft needed to meet pent-up demand during their first post-pandemic summer.

The lost flights at SAS cover the period between May and August 2022, during which the carrier had a total of 75,000 flights planned. Around 5% of flights during the four peak-period months will be affected.

“The vast majority of travellers won’t be affected by this, other than being rebooked onto a flight within a few hours or on the same day,” press officer Karin Nyman, the airline’s VP for communications, told the newspaper. The reasons behind the cancellations, she added, are the staff shortage coupled with delayed aircraft deliveries.

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