– Oh my. It’s been a rollercoaster, says Emilie Helleberg smiling. She has just picked up a field bed and a wool blanket in the hope of getting some sleep. Helleberg is among the roughly 100 passengers who have to spend the night at Tromsø Airport on Thursday. Several flights have been canceled due to the storm “Ingunn”, and the hotels in Tromsø are fully booked. As a result, management had to find alternative solutions for those who were still at the airport. Helleberg is on his way to Hammerfest, and has been at the airport since Thursday morning. She is satisfied that she has at least got a bed to sleep on. Emilie Helleberg has tried to make the best of the situation, and hopes to get a good night’s sleep on the field bed. Photo: Per Inge Anthi Åsen / news – I have a flight tomorrow, so I’m betting on getting on then, she says before crawling under the wool blanket and settling down. Should only be between countries. In the vicinity, Sunniva Leikanger and Ole Mathias Hetlesæther have had their field beds set up. They were only supposed to stop over in Tromsø on their way from Kirkenes to Oslo, but instead have to spend the night at the airport. Due to full hotel rooms in Tromsø, several passengers have to spend the night at the airport, but have been given camp beds to sleep on. Photo: Per Inge Anthi Åsen / news It wasn’t quite how they expected to spend their days on leave from the military. – We should actually be home by now. It’s a bit difficult to use your binder to be here, but it’s going well. We rig up as best we can, says Hetlesæther. Actually, they were supposed to be home in Oslo early on Thursday afternoon. – It’s starting to be a while, says Leikanger, who adds that they hope to get home early on Friday. Unusual situation for the tenant Although people in Northern Norway are used to severe weather, storms like “Ingunn” are not a daily occurrence. The management at the airport is also not used to having to find field beds and blankets for their passengers. – I have never experienced so many people being stranded at the airport, I have not, says airport manager Ivar Helsing Schrøen. The employees at the airport are not used to so many people being stranded there, says airport manager Ivar Helsing Schrøen. Photo: Per Inge Anthi Åsen / news He says there are around 100-120 people who have had to spend the night at the airport, because the hotel is full. The passengers have nevertheless handled the situation well, according to Schrøen. – You can’t do much about the weather. They have taken it very well, and things have gone smoothly for them. But it is of course sad for those who have lost further connections.
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Over 100 passengers must spend the night at Tromsø Airport – news Norway – Overview of news from various parts of the country
