Bjørn Terje Aass and his wife Tove had their flight with Norwegian canceled last night. The couple from Rygge in Moss had for a long time planned a trip to Spain to take over a newly acquired apartment on La Manga today. Now they have to change their plans and fear it may take longer before they get the apartment ready. – When I saw it might be an air strike, I felt it right away, says Bjørn Terje Aass. They have had to postpone the trip for a week, and travel down with Flyr. Now they have to make new agreements with both the real estate agent and the Spanish authorities in connection with the house purchase. As a result, the cost of travel has almost tripled. Airline tickets are more expensive and they land somewhere else. – Things work out, of course, but it’s of course boring. Now we probably have to eat oatmeal for a while, the moss smiles. Many cancellations Flystreik makes many unsure whether the holiday will go as planned. On Tuesday afternoon, a total of 48 departures at Norwegian and Widerøe were canceled as a result of the strike by the aircraft technicians. 38 of them are with Widerøe, while 10 are with Norwegian. Also tomorrow, the strike will be felt. Norwegian states that so far 17 departures will be canceled on Wednesday. SAS has no canceled departures due to the strike, so far, but all three airlines fear it may affect more in the future. May there be more strikers All three airlines say there may be more cancellations or canceled flights due to the strike and that it is an uncertain situation. They emphasize that they will continuously update their customers. The Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) has taken out 106 of its more than 400 members on strike. Many have already been affected. Cousins Kristin and Marte lost half their holiday. Another 39 technicians will go on strike from Friday 24 June if no solution is agreed by that time. So far, there does not seem to be a solution in sight. At 1430 this afternoon, there were no meetings or movement between the parties, news is informed by NHO. Leader of the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO), Jan Skogseth, gives the same description. – We are really stuck right now. I perceive NHO Luftfart as not very interested in real negotiations, says Skogseth to news. Four hours in line: – A little shock It is not only here at home that there are high shoulders among Norwegian air passengers. Schiphol in the Netherlands is one of Europe’s busiest airports, and it can also offer some of the biggest chaos at the moment. 16-year-old Oda Elise Omland was on her way home from a weekend trip to Amsterdam on Monday. Although the party arrived at the airport four hours before the scheduled departure, they lost the plane home to Stavanger. Oda Elise Omland together with her friend Ida Søyland Ueland (left) in the airport queue. Photo: Oda Elise Omland They were prepared in advance that there could be chaos, but not as bad as it actually was, says Omland: – Usually abroad we are at the airport three hours before departure, and now we counted extra good time and thought we had a very good time. We did not expect it to be as bad as it actually was. It was a little shock. According to the airport’s information screens, there was a waiting time of 90 minutes until the security check, but the queue “never ended”, according to Omland. There were four hours in this queue for the Norwegian travel party that was going home from Amsterdam on Monday. Photo: Oda Elise Omland She also says that there was no access to food or toilets: – I had emptied my drink beforehand. It was quite stressful after a while, but I feel most sorry for those who had small babies. Standing in line for four hours with a little kid is not the coolest thing, exactly. – Special summer When it comes to the strike here at home, the airports have nothing directly to do with it, or responsibility for it. Travelers must talk to their airline if they are affected. Your travel insurance will also not cover your expenses if you are affected by the strike. Nevertheless, a major strike could affect airports. Director of Oslo Airport Stine Ramstad Westby tells news that things are going well at the airport today, but that they are following the strike closely. – This is a special summer. It’s a summer after two years of pandemic. As has been reported in the media for several weeks now, we are a bit out of training. There is a bit of turbulence in aviation during the day and many things happen. So it is important that all parties are a little on their toes now, so that we can ensure that our air passengers can get safely where they are going and that it goes as efficiently as possible. Although things are going well at Norway’s largest airport at the moment, the aircraft technicians’ strike has created chaos and long queues down in Europe: Air strikes, few people and technical problems result in long queues at several airports in Europe. Far apart There was a break in the mediation between NHO Luftfart and the Norwegian Aircraft Technician Organization (NFO) on Saturday morning. The mediator stated that the parties were so far apart that there was no basis for submitting a proposal that could be expected to be recommended by both parties. The CEO of NHO Luftfart believes that the financial demands from the aircraft technicians were unreasonable, and far from what the airlines and employers can meet. – We are very disappointed that we are now entering into a conflict due to unrealistic demands for a group that already has good wage conditions at the bottom, said CEO Torbjørn Lothe in NHO Luftfart. The general supplement in the front subject was four kroner per hour. NFO basically requires NOK 60 per hour. This would give a wage increase of about 18 percent. Ground crews agreed on four kroner an hour Night to Tuesday, a strike among the ground crews was averted. The agreement between Fellesforbundet and NHO Luftfart entails a general supplement to everyone covered by the agreement of four kroner per hour. – We are pleased to have arrived in port after a demanding mediation, with good assistance from the mediator. Now we have come to a solution that gives our members a pay rise that we hope they can give their support to, says bargaining leader Dag-Einar Sivertsen in Fellesforbundet.
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More than 50 flights in Norway affected by strike on Tuesday – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
