Troubled Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and pilots’ unions continued their negotiations over new collective agreements on Sunday after negotiating overnight to end a strike.

This was announced by a representative of a trade union for journalists as the strike entered its fourteenth day. Most of the airline’s pilots from Sweden, Denmark, and Norway went on strike on July 4th after talks about the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a rescue plan for the company.

The parties returned to the negotiating table in the Swedish capital on Wednesday.

Roger Kluxt, a representative of the Norwegian Pilots’ Union, said negotiations “continued all night and are still continuing”.

He added that the parties might have come close to an agreement last night. “Maybe,” he said. But I don’t know if an agreement will be reached.”

The company, owned mainly by Sweden and Denmark, has struggled to stay competitive to cut costs for years before the coronavirus pandemic hit the aviation sector.

The company needs to attract more investors and secure emergency financing, saying it must first cut costs in order to achieve its goals.

Pilots working for a unit of the 75-year-old company said last week they were willing to accept pay cuts and fewer benefits, but the company said the concessions on offer were not enough to be able to implement the rescue plan announced in February.

The unions are also calling for the pilots who were laid off during the pandemic to be returned to work.

On Saturday, one of the mediators said the parties had made progress, but there were still unresolved issues.

On Thursday, the airline said the strike had caused 2,550 flight cancellations, affecting 270,000 passengers and costing it between $94 million and $123 million.