“So you can avoid the chaos of christmas traffic”
“Now starts one of the year’s most trafiktäta weekends, both on the roads, tracks and in the air. nHär is the best advice to cope with the chaotic traffic in christmas. “
“more than 69,3 million people will be in the air sometime between the 21st and the 25th of december the world over. 466 897 flights are scheduled to take off from the 3 654 airports around the planet. “
“The biggest travel date is the 23rd of december.”
“these are staggering figures for the vast majority of people and although there are not as many flights in the air in Sweden, so christmas is one of the largest resedagarna of the year. But airports are prepared for the onrush. “
“– We saw already in the beginning of the week an increased influx of travellers. The largest resedagarna will be Thursday to Sunday, and Friday will be probably the biggest, ” says Robert Pletzin, press officer at Swedavia Airports. “
“His best tip for the weekend is to make sure to pack the right home and to be out in good time because there are more travelers and luggage at airports than usual. With the help of the new chatboten Svea, which is accessed via the web, Facebook and Messenger can you as a passenger around the clock to get answers to questions about the flight, the arrival time of the luggage, current waiting times in security checks and offer at the airport. “
“– another tip is our new service on the web and in the mobile phone where you can see the waiting time at the security checkpoint – which can also facilitate in these days, ” says Robert Pletzin. “
“some flights will inevitably be delayed in the christmas. Last year was 25 per cent of flights delayed or cancelled on the 23 of Sweden’s most heavily trafficked airports between 22-31 december. At Arlanda airport was closer to every third flight (29.4%) late during the christmas and new year holidays in the previous year. At the Airport was every four flights delayed during the same period. It shows statistics from the flygkompensationsbolaget Airhelp. “
“The airport who were able to escape delays best last year was the Jonkoping airport, followed by airports in Linköping and Kalmar. “
“be careful on the roads.”
“On the roads you have to be careful. Christmas and new year is a unfortunate weekend and, on average, die 13-14 people per year according to the Swedish transport agency’s statistics. Last year killed 9 persons during the period 20 december – 12 January. “
“The best advice is to take it calm, and make sure to have a good time when running. “
“– We are expecting colder weather this weekend and the rain turns to snow so it will need to take the height. You have to be aware that there is a different climate in the north and the south. Even short distances can road conditions to differ. A few miles inland or to the north, can make a big difference, ” says Joanna Ljunggren, presskommunikatör at the Dmv. “
“the Authority is ready to both to plough and sanda when it is required in the weekend. The salt makes some areas of prevention. “
“– The big rush is Friday and Saturday when many people are out on the roads. It starts already at 10-11 on Friday morning and lasts until evening. On Saturday, we expect that the traffic is intense until seven in the evening, ” says Joanna Ljunggren. “
“Her main piece of advice to avoid gridlock is to keep the distance to other cars, keep to the speed limit and choose mötespreparerade roads. “
“– Take breaks, drink and eat. Fatigue and dehydration in question does affect the ability to drive very much. Pack not just christmas gifts in the luggage, take even with snöskyffel, flashlight, and one or two warning triangles, ” says Joanna Ljunggren. “
“emergency Preparedness for running the trains”
“Last year, went to a SJ-train broke on christmas eve, between Umeå and Stockholm. On the train there were 150 passengers was delayed by around four hours. Such events can of course not predict, but SJ is still prepared for all eventualities. “
” We are well prepared when it comes to the engineering and maintenance capacity. We have plenty of staff and do not see any imminent risks for delays at the moment. We hope that all our passengers get the nice travel and nice weekends, ” says Tobbe Lundell, acting press officer at SJ. “
“SJ has put into dubbeltåg on the most popular departures between Stockholm and Göteborg and between Stockholm and Sundsvall. “
“– Because there are still some tickets left for those who have not had time to book yet, but it comes to be fast and maybe look also at other departures than the one first thought. For those who want to travel in the day it looks really good on most of the lines, ” says Tobbe Lundell.”
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“you are entitled to if a flight is delayed”
“Assuming you are flying within the EU, from the EU or into the EU with a european airline (registered in the EU, Iceland, Norway or Switzerland) you have the right to lump sum compensation if the flight will arrive at least 3 hours late. The franchise has three different levels. “
“With the european Consumer centre, Europe’s Flygkalkylatorn you can easily figure out your compensation for delayed or cancelled flights. “
