A traveling party of around 40 people had to be brought down from Gaustatoppen by helicopter on Friday evening. The Gaustabanen is standing due to a technical fault. It was a long day on the trip for many in the traveling party, who have waited for over 3 hours to get alternative transport down from the mountain. Photo: Tipser The helicopter picked up the first tourists shortly after 8.30pm on Friday evening. It takes four or five people per trip down to the car park. It is unknown how long it will take before everyone is down. Was encouraged to go According to the tipster, there were many hundreds of people who were going to start the descent from the mountain, when they were told about the technical error. – It was not what I had imagined today, says a woman in the traveling party. All the people who had the opportunity to do so were encouraged to take action. – Those who remain have various disabilities or are families with small children, she says. The helicopter transports people down from the Gaustatoppen, due to a technical fault on the Gaustabanen. Photo: Tipser – No big deal General manager of Gaustabanen, Halvor Haukaas, confirms that there is a technical error on the track. – Then we have to stop. We have ordered a helicopter to make sure they get back down without waiting too long. This is no big deal, he says. Haukaas currently does not know the cause of the error or how long it will take to rectify. The staff at Gaustatoppen are praised for taking good care of the tourists. – Incredibly nice and caring people. We first sat for an hour in a cold tunnel, but now we have been allowed into a canteen and now we are fine, said the woman in the traveling party just before 8pm on Friday evening. Published 19.07.2024, at 21.11 Updated 19.07.2024, at 21.31
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