Tag: airlines
New ash cloud halted flights up north
Norwegian aviation authorities closed air space in northern Norway from 2pm on Friday, because new clouds of ash were moving in from an Icelandic...
Air space open despite more volcanic disruption
Norwegian aviation authorities were keeping air space open on Monday, even though an ash cloud from Iceland's volcano was moving in over southern Norway....
Volcano may disrupt flights
Iceland's volcano is acting up again, and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) had to cancel a flight from Oslo to Iceland's Keflavik airport on Monday. Concerns...
Ash disrupts flights again up north
Clouds of ash from Iceland's volcano rolled in over northern Norway again on Monday, prompting airline Widerøe to cancel several flights between Brønnøysund and...
Airlines hope for less turbulence
Most of the airlines serving Norway said they expected relatively "normal" traffic over the weekend, but the definition of "normal" has taken on new...
Uncertainty still plagues air traffic
The unpredictable clouds of ash drifting south from Iceland's volcano can change course quickly and will likely disrupt air travel for the next several...
Volcano creates new word
Not only have Norwegians been highly creative in coping with the recent shutdown of air travel, they've also coined a new word that a...
Flights running, disruption continues
Norway's airports were expected to remain open past midnight on Wednesday, but many flights were cancelled and travel opportunities uncertain. Thousands of Norwegians are...
Airline ticket sales grind to a halt
Airlines in Norway are experiencing a dive in ticket sales unlike anything they've seen since the terrorist bombings of 2001 or flu epidemics in...
Airports opened, closed, opened…
Just when confused travelers thought things were returning to normal, came news of more volcanic ash blowing towards Norway. Four airports on the western...
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