Freezing fog leads to a very slippery runway at Oslo Airport. The humidity is so high that an icy layer of freezing rain forms on the ground and on the planes. Usually, they can remove the ice on the runway at the same time as canceling air traffic, but the fog is so dense on Wednesday that they cannot have planes and cars out at the same time. Air traffic has therefore been stopped twice on Wednesday afternoon. At 2.30 p.m., traffic is once again resumed. – There will of course be a delay as a result of our stoppage here, says communications manager at Avinor, Monica Fasting, to news. The runways have been de-iced, but there are still regulations due to the weather, which will affect air traffic for a few more hours. DE-ICING: In winter, ice can build up on the planes, which means that the ice must be removed before the planes take off. Photo: Cornelius Poppe / NTB Show up as normal Even if air traffic has resumed, there will be delays throughout the day according to Avinor. – But I advise everyone to show up as normal, because we will probably get back up and running quickly, says Fasting in Avinor. She also asks travelers to keep an eye on departure times and contact their airline. BAD VISIBILITY: The fog is close to Oslo Airport on Wednesday 11 December. Photo: Mette Kristensen / news Problems in Northern Norway But the winter weather does not only cause problems at Oslo Airport. Due to a lot of snow, there are also major delays in northern Norway. – It has been snowing heavily since early in the morning, says airport manager at Tromsø Airport, Ivar Helsing Schrøen. He emphasizes that the airport does not need to close to remove all the snow that has arrived. SNØFOKK: The winter weather is causing major delays for air traffic in Northern Norway: Photo: Privat / news There are also a lot of problems in Finnmark, where a number of planes, both scheduled planes and ambulance planes, have struggled to land at the airports in the county. Among other things, Norwegian chose to send its flight from Oslo to Kirkenes in return to the capital. On Wednesday evening, two polar low pressures hit the two northernmost counties. Already on Wednesday afternoon it is blowing well in some places, and later in the evening a full storm is expected, with 25 m/s to the west of the low pressure, and the possibility of a strong storm of 30 m/s. Published 11.12.2024, at 11.30 Updated 11.12.2024, at 15.10
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