Pilots at KLM on Monday said they were willing to discuss extending a wage freeze, a demand of the Dutch government in return for state aid. The pilots’ refusal to agree to the government’s terms this weekend jeopardised the planned E3.4b bail out needed to help KLM cope with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. “We want to talk to KLM and the Finance ministry to find a solution as soon as possible”, pilot union VNV chairman Willem Schmid said Monday. KLM did not comment on Schmid’s remarks, while the Finance ministry has said it will only talk to the airline’s board and not to individual unions. The pilot union had earlier agreed to wage cuts for the period until March 2022, but the government on Friday demanded an immediate guarantee that wages would be frozen for at least three years after this period. “This demand came out of nowhere”, Schmid said. “We want to know what we are asked to sign for.”<br/>