On Monday, Maja Wilhelmsen and her family were to travel from Tromsø to Split in Croatia by plane from SAS. When the strike broke out, they had come to Oslo. Here they were informed by the airline that the plane could be canceled due to the strike. That did not stop the purposeful family. The Wilhelmsen family in the rental car on the way to Copenhagen. Photo: Private In Croatia, they have rented a house with two other families. A canceled flight should not ruin the holiday. They have now driven to Copenhagen by rental car. – But we will try to make the trip to a celebration as well, says Wilhelmsen. Monday night, news receives an update from the family. – Made an agreement with a friend about ice cream and beer at Nyhavn tomorrow, Wilhelmsen writes in an SMS. 29,000 more than planned On Tuesday night, they will take the plane on to Sarajevo in Bosnia-Herzegovina. There they have booked hotels in the old town. – Looking forward to walking in cobbled streets, drinking Turkish coffee and eating Bosnian baked goods. The Wilhelmsen family at McDonalds to stabilize blood sugar after the strike board at the airport. Photo: Private After a night in Sarajevo, they take a train to Split, before reaching the final destination Orebic. Travel takes three travel days. With that, the holiday in Orebic will be shortened from nine to seven days. In total, the trip costs about 29.00 kroner more than planned. Think alternatively If your flight is canceled due to the SAS strike, it is important to think alternatively. Further down in the article, you can see how long an alternative route will take. Agency manager at the travel agency Benett Elverum, Merethe Olsen, can tell that they look at ferries, trains, buses and other flights to help their customers. This week it is more demanding to find alternative routes. And more expensive. – You have to expect to pay quite a lot to get ahead, says Olsen. Tell them that people have been streaming to their phone when the SAS strike was announced at 12 on Monday. – We could not catch everyone at once, so we just had to write down the phone number and call back. The ferry company Color Line and the airline Flyr merka are also gaining momentum. Erik Brynhildsbakken, Executive Vice President for Communications and Public Relations at Color Line. Photo: Color Line Both the activity on the website and at the customer center has increased just after 12 o’clock on Monday. If you are going to travel in the near future, it is important to be quick. – It will probably fill up quickly, and one should react relatively quickly if one wants to secure a place in the near future, says Executive Vice President for Communications and Public Relations at Color Line, Erik Brynhildbakken. The airline Flyr has some seats available for the next two weeks, but communications director Anita Svanes says that the offer is broader from mid-July. – The website is always up to date, so you can immediately see if it is available or not there, says Svanes. Here is a list of popular destinations and how long it will take by car, plane and public transport, according to Google Maps. Time is reckoned with Oslo as the starting point. For flights, the overview shows the shortest flight. Las Palmas Gran Canaria, Spain People on Las Canteras beach in Gran Canaria. Picture is from May 2020. Photo: BORJA SUAREZ / Reuters Car Time: Three to five days Train, bus and ferry Time: Three days and four hours (76 hours). Flight Time: Five hours and 45 minutes. Tenerife, Spain The seafront in Los Cristianos on Tenerife, Spain. The ferry company that takes you to Tenerife and Gran Canaria is called Fred Olsen Express. Photo: Marianne Løvland / NTB Car Time: Approx. three days (71 hours). Train, bus and ferry Time: Three days and eight hours (80 hours) Flight Time: Seven hours and 35 minutes. Rhodes, Greece Tourists on Tsampika beach on the east side of Rhodes. Photo: Halvard Alvik / NTB scanpix Car Time: Almost two days (46 hours). Train, bus and ferry / boat Time: Three days and three hours. Flight Time: Four hours. Crete, Greece Loutro on the south side of Crete in Greece. The village is without road connection. To get there you have to take a boat or get your feet wet. Photo: Halvard Alvik / NTB Car Time: Just under two days (45 hours). Train, bus and ferry Time: Two days and 17 hours. Flight Time: Four hours. Antalya, Turkey Beach west of Antalya. In the late summer of last year, a large forest fire broke out in the vicinity of the tourist destination that claimed more lives. Photo: Burhan Ozblici / AP Car Time: One day and 17 hours. Train, train and bus Time: Three days and 18 hours. Flight Time: Four hours and five minutes. Mallorca, Spain The city of Magaluf in Mallorca is a popular tourist destination. Especially for party-loving young people, like the ones in the picture. Photo: JAIME REINA / AFP Car Time: One day and nine hours (35 hours) Train, bus and ferry Time: One day and 19 hours Flight Time: Three hours and 20 minutes. Nice, France A tourist takes a selfie on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Picture is from 2017. Photo: ERIC GAILLARD / Reuters Car Time: Just over a day (25 to 26 hours) Train and bus Time: One day and eight hours. Flight Time: Two hours and 55 minutes.
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