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Airport strike in north finally ends
A strike by ground crews at several airports in Northern Norway finally ended over the weekend when airport employers and the ground crews' union...
Union threatens to expand strike by airport personnel
A strike that began at the airport in Brønnøysund in northern Norway earlier this month will spread to other airports around the region if...
Oslo’s main airport beats its rivals
Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen, OSL, has now emerged as the largest in the Nordic region, with more passenger traffic last month than the...
New arrival routines clog Oslo airport
Thousands of airline passengers were hit with travel delays of as much as two hours on Thursday, reportedly because of new routines for airline...
Airports aim to relieve congestion
Avinor, the state agency in charge of Norway's airports, confirmed on Tuesday that it plans to lease more air traffic controllers from a Swedish...
Silent alarm rang at Oslo airports
The public wasn't informed, but all three airports serving the greater Oslo area - Norway's gateway airport OSL at Gardermoen plus Rygge at Moss...
Dogs detect the scent of money
In what may be a sign of Norway's increasing affluence, Norwegian customs officials are now using dogs to sniff out cash smugglers. The dogs...
Fog lifts, easing holiday flight delays
Airlines serving Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen were taking off mostly on schedule Friday morning, following widespread delays caused by a frosty fog that...
Strike averted, but airport delays can continue
Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen along with airports in Trondheim and Bergen were spared new strike action by ground personnel on Thursday, but air...
Air traffic controllers’ leader resigns under pressure
The controversial leader of Norway's air traffic controllers, Åge Røde, has decided to resign as his colleagues' representative, after state aviation agency Avinor went...
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