SAS cuts commissions
UK agents have been dealt a blow by another European carrier announcing it is cutting commissions.
SAS has reduced commissions for agents in the UK and Ireland to four percent on domestic and international flight bookings, effective from 1 January 2003. SAS previously announced that agents in Scandinavia will receive zero commission from the beginning of next year.
SAS General Manager UK and Ireland, Robin Kamark said: “The increasing pressure on profit margins within the airline industry has meant that we have had to look at all areas where we can make cost improvements and one of these areas is distribution costs. We would like to assure agents of our continued support and look forward to a positive and mutually beneficial business relationship”.
Read our previous stories:
7-Sept-2002 Lufthansa cuts commissions for UK, but not Germany
24-Sept-2002 Finnair joins commission axe bandwagon
17-Sept-2002 Air France axes US commissions
16-July-2002 Delta ends commission for ticket changes in the US
16-Apr-2002 bmi says it won’t adjust commissions until October
16-Apr-2002 bmi follows BA with domestic fare changes
22-Mar-2002 Zero commission hits agents in US
19-Mar-2002 Continental and American scrap base commission in US
19-Mar-2002 Delta scraps agency commissions in US and Canada
13-Feb-2002 BA cuts Fresh Approach payments
8-Jan-2002 ABTA tries to calm Fresh Approach fears
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