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Sunday the country the last utenlandsflyet next to Trondheim airport, Værnes. From and with today being the terminal to abroad closed for an indefinite time.
Vaernes is thus the first of the major Norwegian airports which close utenlandsterminalen completely.
– This is a natural consequence of the fact that there are some flights. Now, it is natural to close by where we can shut off, in line with the development, ” says lufthavndirektør at Værnes, Marit Helene Ladder.
CLOSED: the Director at Trondheim airport, Marit Helene Ladder, says the closure of the utenlandsterminalen is a consequence of cancelled flights.
Photo: Rita Kleven / NRK Empty at the airport
In the course of a normal year nearly one million travelers from abroad to the Trondheim airport. But then the government put strict measures went the traffic down abruptly.
– For us, it’s about using our resources wisely, ” says the Ladder.
despite the cancellation still goes traffic domestic at the airport.
– We have a social mission that is important in respect of emergency preparedness, says lufthavndirektøren.
Norwegian cancels 4000 flights – 90 per cent of passengers away
From the Bergen airport has flights to four different destinations abroad this week.
– When passengers fails to materialize, then there are no earnings. As of now 90 percent of the passengers gone. We all work with to reduce our costs, ” says lufthavndirektør in Bergen, Helge Eidsnes.
Eidsnes tells us that the departures will be reduced gradually. This is the airline that controls.
Several small airports have already seen themselves forced to close. This is done in order to move personnel and equipment to other airports.
No traveller to or from abroad are locked now utenlandsterminalen at Værnes.
Photo: Rita Kleven / NRK Serious situation for the industry
the opening Hours of the utenlandsterminalen be adapted to the traffic. It is open two hours before departure, and closes when there is no traffic there, explains Eidsnes.
The dramatic decline in the number of flights to foreign countries is a great challenge for all within the air traffic.
This is a very serious situation, and the ongoing assessment of the airlines, ” says Eidsnes.
Several european airports shut completely
At the Oslo airport, the number of travelers per day passed from 80.000 to around 5000.
there are currently no plans to stop utenlandstrafikken, but a runway and one of the innsjekkingsområdene is closed.
the Traffic taking place on the western runway.
The eastern runway is still in operating condition and can be used on short notice, informs the communication manager Joachim Westher Andersen.
– There is a marked decline in traffic, and there are not enough aircraft to operate the two runways, ” says Andersen.
Several european airports shut completely as a result of koronaviruset. Orly airport in Paris to be closed, according to the AFP from the 31. march, and London City is closed from Wednesday evening through april, reports Reuters.
Government with milliardhjelp to the airline SAS cuts almost the whole of the operation
the Situation is critical for airlines, which must cancel flights and lay off employees.
SAS has already scaled down operations up to 80 per cent, and sees the need to reduce even more.
– We maintain a minimumstilbud for critical infrastructure, so that, for example, we still binds the country together with some of the flights. But most likely you will have more routes to abroad cancelled, ” says John Eckhoff, officer in the SAS.
MULTIPLE CLOSES: Several european airports have closed, and now is also utenlandsterminalen to Trondheim airport closed.
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