The matter in summary: Mediation between Avinor employees in the Norwegian Civil Service Association (NTL) and Spekter may lead to a strike from midnight on Wednesday. If the parties do not reach an agreement, 140 Avinor employees will be taken out on strike. The strike will affect seven airports. Bergen, Brønnøysund and Førde airports will be particularly hard hit, as all passenger traffic will be stopped. The airport manager encourages those with important journeys to consider alternative means of travel or travel earlier. Avinor recommends that travelers follow information from their airline. They were agreed after more than two hours of overtime mediation. – Spekter and Avinor are satisfied that, with the help of the Ombudsman, we came to an agreement with LO Stat/NTL. In this way, we avoided a strike that would have severely affected the passengers and air traffic, says Spekter’s managing director, Anne-Kari Bratten. Rich mediator Mats Ruland says to news that it was a difficult mediation, but that the parties agreed on a settlement within the front line of a 5.2 percent pay rise. Lise Olsen, deputy head of LO Stat and head of negotiations, says they have received approval for important demands on the economy. – This has been a particularly demanding and difficult mediation. I am very satisfied that we came to an agreement, and that the strike was averted, says Olsen. Could happen to many airports On Tuesday, mediation began between the Avinor employees who are organized in the Norwegian Civil Service Union (NTL) and Spekter. Had they not agreed by Wednesday night, 140 members could have been called out on strike. Should there be a strike, this will affect a number of Norwegian airports. There will be major consequences in three places in particular: Bergen airport Flesland Brønnøysund airport Førde airport Here all passenger traffic will stop. In addition, ambulance flights will happen at Brønnøysund and Førde airports. A total of 140 employees at Norwegian airports will be called out in the eventual strike. See the full overview here: This is how the Avinor strike affects you: Bergen Airport – 53 employees If there is a strike, the consequences will initially mean that you can only handle ambulance flights, search and rescue, pilot helicopters and helicopter traffic to/from offshore. This means that all ordinary passenger traffic will stop from Wednesday 12 June at 12.00. If the strike continues, all ordinary air traffic at Bergen Airport will be stopped, including ambulance flights on Saturday 15 June and Sunday 16 June. – For travelers at Bergen Airport, the strike has major direct consequences as all passenger traffic comes to a standstill. This means that travelers who have planned to fly to or from Bergen Airport should consider finding alternative ways to travel, says airport director Helge Eidsnes. Brønnøysund Airport – 11 employees For Brønnøysund, which also has offshore helicopter traffic, the withdrawal will mean that the airport cannot handle any traffic. Neither commercial traffic, ambulance flights nor offshore traffic. – If the strike becomes a fact, we will close all traffic. Personnel who are critical to us being able to stay open have been taken out. This means that travelers who have planned to fly to or from Brønnøysund Airport should consider finding alternative ways to travel, says airport manager Glenn-Robert Johnsen. Førde airport – 6 employees The withdrawal will mean that the airport cannot handle air traffic. Cork scheduled flights or ambulance flights. There is no offshore traffic from this airport. Smaller private planes and helicopters will not be affected. – If the strike becomes a fact, we must close all passenger traffic. Personnel who are critical to us being able to stay open for this type of flight are being taken out. This means that travelers who have planned to fly to or from Førde airport should consider finding alternative ways to travel, says airport manager Kjell Otto Gjesdal. Kirkenes air port – 15 employees Kirkenes air port is a base for ambulance flights and thus has an important role in providing ambulance aircraft for use in patient transport. For Kirkenes airport, the withdrawal initially means that the airport will only handle Widerøe flights and ambulance flights on certain days, while it will be closed to all traffic on some days. – We manage to stop Widerøe’s traffic and ambulance traffic on some days. But then we have to close to all traffic at some point. This means that travelers who have planned to fly to or from Kirkenes airport from the possible start of the strike should consider finding alternative ways to travel, says airport manager Lars Paulsen. Kristiansand Airport – 10 employees Kristiansand Airport manages to operate almost normally during the day, but in the afternoon/evening the airport can only handle ambulance flights and smaller Widerøe machines. – If there is a strike, it will have the greatest consequences for travelers in the afternoon and evening. This means that travelers who have planned to fly to or from Kristiansand Airport in the afternoons with a company other than Widerøe should consider finding alternative ways to travel, says airport manager Arne Johan Johnsen. Oslo airport – 27 employees Noverande withdrawal has little effect on Oslo airport. Planned maintenance and minor work would have to be postponed, but there will be no impact on travelers if the strike becomes a fact. – There may be consequences for Oslo airport as a result of the strike elsewhere. But operations are going almost as normal with us, says airport director Thorgeir Landevaag. Ålesund Airport – 18 employees Ålesund Airport is the base for ambulance flights and thus has an important role in providing ambulance aircraft for use in patient transport. For Ålesund Airport, the withdrawal initially means that the airport will only handle ambulance flights during the day, and will be closed to all traffic in the afternoon and evening. – We are able to stop ambulance traffic until 15:00 Wednesday, but then we have to close to all traffic from the afternoon onwards. This means that travelers who have planned to fly to or from Ålesund Airport from the possible start of the strike should consider finding alternative ways to travel, says airport manager Bent Helge Sjursen. Source: Avinor Asks you to make a plan B now Should there be a strike, this will stop all ordinary passenger traffic from Wednesday at 12 o’clock at the second largest airport in Norway, Bergen Airport Flesland. – If you have very important journeys on Wednesday, you must consider alternative means of travel, such as car, bus, train or boat. Possibly travel a bit earlier, said airport director Helge Eidsnes earlier on Tuesday. Bergen has many daily departures to large Norwegian cities such as Oslo, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Trondheim, Bodø and Tromsø. In addition, they have flights to major European airports such as Amsterdam, Frankfurt and London. In April alone, over 500,000 passengers traveled through the airport in Bergen. It may be empty in the departure hall in Bergen if there is a strike between the airport employees on Wednesday. Photo: Stian Sørum Røkenes / Stian Sørum Røkenes / news – We are aware that a strike will have major consequences for Flesland, says Eidsnes. The strike will not affect offshore traffic to and from the North Sea. – But many people going to and from offshore travel to and from Flesland by plane, says Eidsnes. Avinor: Follow the message from the airline Avinor has earlier on Tuesday posted information on its homepage about any consequences of a strike. – At several of the airports, all passenger traffic stops, and at some airports there will be no traffic at all. The strike may also have ripple effects for traffic flow at the airports that are not directly affected by the strike. It can also have major consequences for other sectors, such as the health sector, says executive director of Avinor, Thorgeir Landevaag in a press release. They recommend all travelers to stick to information from their airline. – If you don’t hear anything, you should meet as normal. Travelers can also use Avinor’s website, which must be updated at any time, he says. news has asked both the airline and Vy about what information they have about the consequences of the strike. Read more about it here: news SASSAS asks travelers to adhere to the timetable as normal, and to arrive at the original timetable. All affected passengers will be notified if their flight is delayed or cancelled. – We are preparing ourselves by looking at the possibilities for passengers, in the event of a strike, to be able to rebook themselves via our website. So says Joachim Sponheim, press manager at SAS. news Norwegian – If there is a strike, I will contact the passengers who may be affected by this. In advance, I ask all passengers to show up as normal, says Silje Glorvigen, press contact at Norwegian. Widerøe WiderøeWiderøe encourages passengers to meet as normal, unless you have been told otherwise. – If the strike becomes a fact, passengers will be contacted with information via SMS or e-mail, says Sara Sritharan, press officer in Widerøe. She emphasizes that Widerøe is not a party to the conflict, and that they hope the parties will come to an agreement and avoid a strike. Snøhetta Vy With the risk of canceled and delayed flight departures, Vy has noticed an increase in ticket sales for the coming days. – We see an increase in tickets sold today, for journeys tomorrow, Thursday and Friday – compared to what is normal for this period, says Siv Egger Westin, communications manager for passenger trains in Vy. LO will carry out a proper strike According to the Free Trade Movement, mediation is now about both wages and rights in the collective agreement. – We always work for a solution, but it is a difficult mediation. We feel that Avinor wants to remove rights in the collective agreement and that we will not get the same wage supplement as the front-line workers. We cannot accept that, says head of negotiations and deputy head of LO Stat, Lise Olsen to the website. Olsen says that they will carry out a reasonable strike and hopes that it will not end with a forced wage board. – We will not carry out a strike that puts life and health at risk. That is our intention. I hope we can come to an agreement. Widerøe has flights to both Norwegian and European cities from Bergen. The company has experienced that restless passengers have made contact. Photo: Terje Bendiksby / NTB scanpix Intervene and stop the strike At several airports, ambulance flights will also be affected. This is the case both in Brønnøysund and in Førde. In 2023, the government intervened and ended a strike among employees of the Air Ambulance. The risk to life and health was too great, said the Norwegian Health Authority. They are also watching closely in the event of a strike this year. – The Norwegian Health Authority monitors the consequences of a strike that may affect the health service directly. We will therefore monitor the consequences of a possible strike for the air ambulance service, writes communications director Nina Vedholm in the Norwegian Health Authority in an email. The strike will also affect ambulance flights to and from several Norwegian airports. The Norwegian Health Authority monitors the situation. Photo: NTB Published 11.06.2024, at 14.53 Updated 12.06.2024, at 03.24
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Possible Avinor strike in aviation will affect Flesland, Brønnøysund and Førde – please make a plan B – news Vestland
