Strike-hit SAS passenger count fell 32% in July from June

STOCKHOLM – Scandinavian airline SAS said on Friday its total number of passengers decreased by 32% in July compared with June, and capacity by 23%, due to a 15-day pilot strike in July.

SAS grounded some 3,700 flights during the crippling strike that left 380,000 passengers stranded.

(Reporting by Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)