Wallenberg Investments comments on SAS decision to enter into a legal process for financial restructuring, via Chapter 11
We note the announcement made today by the SAS Board of directors and Management team to initiate a controlled restructuring according to American law, also known as a ”Chapter 11” process. For decades, SAS have been burdened with costs too high compared to its competitors, something which the Company has attempted to address.After the pandemic, which affected the aviation market both in terms of volumes and distribution between business and leisure travel, the effort to reach a lower debt burden, competitive cost structure and flexibility in the Company’s operations has been intensified