On 16 November 2022, Air Greenland received its first strike warning from the FPU after long-running negotiations on a new union agreement broke down. Now, Air Greenland has received a second strike warning, in which the FPU announces that if a new agreement is not reached, the cabin crew members' strike will start at 00.01 on Friday 2 December 2022. 

Air Greenland's CEO, Jacob Nitter Sørensen, expresses regret at the announcement and hopes that it will not come to the point where flights have to be suspended. He still believes that a solution can be found in the Conciliation Institution. 

- We are extremely happy with our cabin crew members, and I know that our customers are too. Of course, we had hoped to avoid this situation, but we have to be honest and say that we believe that the offers we have made have been realistic. There is only one place where we can recover the extra costs we are taking on in a new agreement and that is in the ticket prices. In the negotiations, we have wanted the pay rise we have offered to be met with more flexibility in work scheduling. We need this, as we must be stronger in the future - including financially, to withstand the competition we will face, says Jacob Nitter Sørensen.

On 16 November 2022, Air Greenland received its first strike warning from the FPU after long-running negotiations on a new union agreement broke down. Now, Air Greenland has received a second strike warning, in which the FPU announces that if a new agreement is not reached, the cabin crew members' strike will start at 00.01 on Friday 2 December 2022. 

Air Greenland's CEO, Jacob Nitter Sørensen, expresses regret at the announcement and hopes that it will not come to the point where flights have to be suspended. He still believes that a solution can be found in the Conciliation Institution. 

- We are extremely happy with our cabin crew members, and I know that our customers are too. Of course, we had hoped to avoid this situation, but we have to be honest and say that we believe that the offers we have made have been realistic. There is only one place where we can recover the extra costs we are taking on in a new agreement and that is in the ticket prices. In the negotiations, we have wanted the pay rise we have offered to be met with more flexibility in work scheduling. We need this, as we must be stronger in the future - including financially, to withstand the competition we will face, says Jacob Nitter Sørensen.

FPU har nævnt at de er uforstående overfor at, kabinepersonalets udspil ikke kan blive imødekommet af Air Greenland, fordi selskabet er kommet ud med overskud år efter år. 

Air Greenlands CEO, Jacob Nitter Sørensen præciserer hvorfor selskabet kom ud med overskud sidste år mens andre luftfartsselskaber kæmpede for overlevelse.  

- Vi skal huske at grunden til at arbejdspladserne i Air Greenland blev sikret under Corona og at Air Greenland har lavet overskud under Corona, er jo i bund og grund, fordi samfundet via Landskassen har betalt Air Greenland for at flyve myndighedsflyvninger og opretholde et nødberedskab. Vi er en del af den kritiske infrastruktur her i landet. Herudover fik vi en rigtig god slutspurt sidste år med meget høj belægning på alle vores ruter efter at Coronarestriktionerne blev ophævet, præciserer Jacob Nitter Sørensen.   

I foråret varslede Air Greenland lockout da overenskomstforhandlingerne med teknikerne brød sammen i foråret. Det vælger Air Greenland ikke at gøre i dette tilfælde med kabinebesætningsmedlemmerne.  

- Årsagen til, at Air Greenland ikke har varslet lockout er at selskabet generelt ikke ønsker konflikt og specifikt ikke ønsker at bringe juletrafikken i fare. Vi har hele tiden ønsket en forhandlingsløsning, og det gør vi fortsat. Det er stadig vores håb, at vi kan opnå en aftale i forligsinstitutionen og dermed undgå en konflikt, siger CEO i Air Greenland Jacob Nitter Sørensen. 

- I bund og grund har vi en overenskomst hvor kabinebesætningsmedlemmerne har nogle gode arbejdsvilkår i forhold til resten af branchen, men overenskomsten har nogle historiske begrænsninger som gør at vi ikke kan bruge den arbejdstid som vi rent faktisk betaler for. Det er det Air Greenland ønsker at få ændret på i forhold til at gøre selskabet klar til den øgede konkurrence i fremtiden. Derfor er vi også villige til at give nogle lønstigninger men det skal mødes med øget fleksibilitet og øget mulighed for at planlægge vores medarbejderes arbejdstid, så vi rent faktisk også får det vi betaler for.  

Der nu indkaldt til møde mellem parterne i Forligsinstitutionen på tirsdag d. 29. november kl. 12, hvor parterne skal forsøge at nå til enighed.  

Air Greenland påpeger at SAR og Medevac ikke har kabinebesætning og vil ikke blive påvirket af en eventuel strejke.