Technical glitch temporarily closed southern Norway airspace, causing delays at Oslo airport
Thursday, 25 April 2024 ()
A technical problem caused aviation authorities in Norway to temporarily close the airspace over the south of the country, leading to significant delays at Oslo airport. The state-owned airport operator said the airspace was gradually reopened after more than three hours, but delays would continue throughout the day. In a statement, Avinor said βthe technical error was at the Oslo Control Center, which meant that the airspace in southern Norway had major restrictions.β Long-haul flights would be prioritized, Norwegian news agency NTB cited an Avinor spokeswoman as saying. She said it βwill take a long time before we are completely back to normal.β
A technical problem caused aviation authorities in Norway to temporarily close the airspace over the south of the country, leading to significant delays at Oslo airport. The state-owned airport operator said the airspace was gradually reopened after more than three hours, but delays would continue throughout the day. In a statement, Avinor said βthe technical error was at the Oslo Control Center, which meant that the airspace in southern Norway had major restrictions.β Long-haul flights would be prioritized, Norwegian news agency NTB cited an Avinor spokeswoman as saying. She said it βwill take a long time before we are completely back to normal.β
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