The airline SAS has already canceled around 4,000 flights this summer. The basis is a lack of crew, delivery delays and ripple effects of chaos at airports in several places in the world.
– This is challenging for everyone in the aviation industry. For two years, the planes have been on the ground and now the entire aircraft industry will be at cruising altitude again, says press manager at SAS, Tonje Bjerve Sund.
– UNSECURE: Tonje Bjerve Sund says that several individual cancellations may occur this summer Photo: SAS
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– We have already canceled several departures in advance. This is a small proportion of the total, but of course sorry for those concerned, although the vast majority of these are rebooked for flights the same day. There may still be several individual cancellations this summer, says Sund.
Difficult situation
The reason for individual cancellations can be anything from lack of crew, bad weather or technical challenges.
– It is in our greatest intention that all aircraft will run as normal, and to a large extent it will. Nevertheless, there may be individual cases due to the difficult situation the entire aviation industry is now in, says Sund.
– We work really hard to solve the challenges, together with the airports and the rest of the aviation industry.
Sund adds that the chaos at several airports around the world can lead to changes in routes and delays.
– People need to prepare. Bring something to do, check all documents in advance and show up well in advance. We have also doubled the staff at our customer center and want to help all passengers as well as possible if challenges arise this summer.
According to new traffic figures from SAS, the regularity of air traffic is 98.1 percent. This means that in May, most flights went as planned.
There are major challenges here
Schiphol, Heathrow, Gatwick, Arlanda and Kastrup are among the airports that have struggled with occasionally long queues in recent weeks.
Sund emphasizes that airports all over the world are struggling, but does not want to go into detail in individual places.
Avinor’s press contact Joachim Vestre Andersen tells TV 2 that Gardemoen does not currently experience long queues or ripple effects from the challenges elsewhere in the world.
Travel advice:
- Calculate extra good time at the airport – this will vary depending on where you are going to travel and when in the day you travel.
- Check all travel documents carefully and in good time before you go to the airport – it is your responsibility that it is in order. Consider hard copy of important documents.
- If you travel with small children, bring books, iPad or toys to shorten the waiting time.
- If necessary, bring an emergency charger / powerbank to your mobile.
- Bring a small snack in your bag, if there is extra waiting – but remember that you can not bring more than 100ml liquid through the security check.
- If you are addicted to medication, pack these in your hand luggage, preferably with toiletries and a change of underwear.
- Remember travel insurance, good mood and pack with a little extra patience
Source: SAS
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– Extra resources have been put into Gardemoen for travelers to have as good an experience as possible. We had done this independently of the plane chaos in some places in Europe. Of course, queues and delays can also occur here, but we see no tendency for an increased number of delays or an accumulation of people, says Andersen.
He adds that people must follow the airlines’ own travel advice and show up by the time the airline recommends.
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