– The situation is beginning to stabilize. Most have been ripped from the airport, but we have some baggage that we must send, said duty director Knut Holen at Oslo Airport NTB in 22.30 o’clock Friday.
It is not excluded that passengers are also affected Saturday but Holen said the aim is that the planes will be as normal.
He said that it has gone very slowly with airport check-in and baggage queues and that several have had booked about his travels.
snowy weather
The powerful snowy weather Thursday made that the airport had to shut down runways and taxiways completely in around two hours to clear to trample. It led to major delays and a number of settings, which also received follow Friday, although the weather was better.
Several passengers at Gardermoen Friday had been there since Thursday, either in the departure hall or hotel.
– I have to wait ten hours in Oslo. I’m used to waiting, but ten hours is a bit bitter, said airline passenger Jorgen Kvalvaag NTB Friday afternoon.
50,000 passengers on Saturday
Oslo Airport does not exclude that passengers traveling Saturday may be affected by the lag from Friday. But the consequences will then be considerably less, since it is expected fewer passengers.
An estimated 90,000 passengers traveling to and from Oslo Airport Friday, while there are about 50,000 to pass through the airport Saturday.
– Many people are upset
Early Friday morning was the mood among waiting passengers so testy that the police had to be called to calm tempers, reports P4.
Police Station manager at Oslo Airport, Paal SØRHAGE stated that they follow especially on serving alcohol.
– Let’s see if this can affect so much that we have to close it, he said.
Pressevakt Joachim Wester Andersen at Oslo Airport said 16-time that there were many different reactions among the waiting passengers Friday afternoon.
– Some stated, many are sad, some are angry, while some are lighthearted and gallows humor. But nobody involved think this is nice, he said.
Bus aircraft
SAS passengers from Stavanger to Oslo did follow the delays that they were sent sent by bus to Gardermoen, writes Stavanger Aftenblad.
– Today cancellations are a result of the problems that arose with heavy snowfall at Gardermoen Thursday. This has led to some preset routes today. But now we offer shuttle service from Heathrow to Oslo for those who want it, said Lasse Ingebrigtsen SAS Ground Handling Stavanger Airport Stavanger Aftenblad.
It was about 250 passengers.
missed NM
Following delays at Oslo Airport also did that departures elsewhere in the country was set.
Two teams from Forde who was going to volleyball championship for U17 team in Bodø, came vibrant Bergen, NRK reported. Plane that was taking them to Trondheim, never went.
According to Nordlys stands Zdeněk Ondrášek – nicknamed the “Kobra” – in danger of losing the battle for Tromso against Bodø / Glimt Sunday. After a tour of the home country Czech risk footballer now to not get further from Oslo airport on time. (© NTB)
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