Traffic, Fly | The snow causes delays for thousands on Gardermoen
At 18.24, 11 of the next 20 departures from Oslo airport were delayed.
It shows an overview of Avinor’s own websites.
I follow Avinor’s calculations, 74,635 passengers will depart from the airport during this day.
– There was a good deal of snow this afternoon, the fact is that the snow has returned and will follow us through the night. we experience quite a few delays this evening and afternoon, says Øystein Løwer, press officer in Avinor to Nettavisen.
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Almost hour-long delays
Among the major delays is a departure to Copenhagen with SAS, which was originally supposed to take place on 17.10. The new departure time is set to 19.25,
This flight has flight number SK147.
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An SAS flight which was originally supposed to fly to Trondheim at 19:30 has now been given a new departure time of 21:20. The departure has flight number SK370.
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Also problems for Norwegian
SAS is not the only airline affected by the snow chaos. So does Norwegian. One of their departures to Molde, with flight number DY436, has been moved from 19.45 to 20.40.
A trip to Bodø has also been delayed by half an hour, and the new departure time here is for immediate at 20:20.
– The delays are due to plowing and de-icing. Safety is the most important thing for us, and we are well prepared for the winter in Avinor, but there are a lot of routines that take time, says Løwer.
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And all crews are busy at Norway’s busiest airport by far, according to Løwer.
– We are always well equipped when it is winter and all the crews are out, but we cannot plow until the snow hits us.
But luckily for Avinor and the travelers, the snow won’t last too long, we have to believe the meteorologist.
– A little precipitation is still expected for the next hour, but from 7 p.m. almost no precipitation is expected. It’s a bit of rain apart from the evening and tomorrow it will be cold, but fine, says meteorologist on duty at the Meteorological Institute, Susanna Reuder to Nettavisen.