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This is not to contradict what you're saying, but it should be clarified that Norway's flag carrier is Scandinavian Airlines, not Norwegian Air: https://en.wik
by ucarion 7y ago
This is not to contradict what you're saying, but it should be clarified that Norway's flag carrier is Scandinavian Airlines, not Norwegian Air:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines
Again: I'm aware that you haven't said anything to the contrary. But it's useful context.
- michaeljohansen 7y agoWell. We Norwegians joke that SAS stands for "svensk alt sammen" (Swedish all together). Some of us consider Norwegian Air Shuttle to be more of a Norwegian airline. And yes, a bailout is likely. The govt will likely help keep Norwegian Air's planes flying during the Coronavirus period. Additional help is possible.
- hnarn 7y agoLooking only at state ownership, the Swedish and Danish governments own about the same share of SAS (~14%) and 1/3rd of the company stock is privately owned.[1] [1]: https://www.sasgroup.net/annualreports/2018/assets/pdf/eng/SAS_AR17-18_ENG.pdf https://www.sasgroup.net/annualreports/2018/assets/pdf/eng/S...
- Jhsto 7y agoMeanwhile, the Finnish government owns 55.8% of Finnair.
- gerikson 7y agoSAS is furloughing 10K employees.