GARDERMOEN (Dagbladet): If timeliness of air travel falls as powerful in the christmas season this year, more than every third flight being delayed in the christmas and new year.
It shows the statistics of the air traffic in Norway. And now come the experts with tips to the travelers.
This christmas, we can see that the traffic is spread out over many days, so that it is not as large traffic spikes as in previous years. But Friday, the 21st. December we get to the really trafikktunge the day with nearly 100,000 travelers, ” says head of communication at Oslo airport, Joachim Westher Andersen.
Snowfall creates trouble
What really can create trouble for those who want to go home for christmas are great snowfall. the
And the airlines ‘punktlighetsstatistikk that compares juletrafikken and the traffic in the year show that the timeliness falls between 10 and 20 per cent in christmas in relation to the rest of the year,” says regional manager for Airhelp in Norway, Andreas Hermansson.
however, It is developments in air traffic the last two years to get him to worry extra much for the many travellers in christmas 2018.
Fear trouble: Andreas Hermansson in Airhelp. Show more
There are especially two factors that make us betenkte. The first is that christmas 2017 ended on a timeliness of only 67.5% – a fall of 19 per cent, compared with the average during the entire year. The other is that the overall timeliness so far in 2018 is exceptionally low compared to previous years, with only 81 per cent. If this trend keeps up, something we have reason to fear, is going to only just over 60 percent of flights around christmas and new year 2018 to fly and land to the listed time. It means in this case that well over one third of the flight will be delayed, ” says Andreas Hermansson.
Airhelp have compared the timeliness of flights between the 17. December and 2. January the last four years, i.e. the whole of the christmas and nyttårsperioden. The numbers have been put up against punctuality in period 1. January to 1. november of the same year.
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” We have had an unusually turbulent year in the air traffic so far, and for several reasons. It will help a part of the juletrafikken if the airlines have received the order on mannskapsproblematikken, but also capacity challenges at many airports has made his mark on this year. All we can now do is to hope that this is not evolving into chaos, and that people are getting releasing to celebrate christmas at airports around the country, ” says Andreas Hermansson.
If the worst forecasts turn, delays and cancellations frame over 300 000 passengers in european airports during the christmas season 2018. the
A part of these will be affected by the delays over three hours, which means that the airlines often are liable, in the form of food, drink, accommodation and new tickets – as well as financial compensation after the given rules.
– Being there to talk about the many and long delays and cancellations, it can quickly be about as much as a total of 50 million Norwegian traveller is entitled to in damages from the airlines, ” says Hermansson.
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the Number of travelers varies from day to day and time of day. From at 6 in the morning starts the morning rush on the country’s hovedflyplass Oslo airport Gardermoen.
– We see that there is a slight decrease in traffic in the middle of the day. It is a nice period to get to the airport. It can save you time and stress. After the clock 22 and up to midnight it is also quite quiet here at the airport, ” says Joachim Wester Andersen.
another good tip is to travel on Saturdays. It is a understated single day if you want to avoid the big trafikktoppene. When falling passenger numbers by a third. You can plan your trip to the Saturdays, is it a good piece of advice from our side, ” says Andersen.
Saturday 22. December to 57 000 passengers travel to or from the Airport. Little christmas eve is the more than 63 000 that has the plane ticket, while only 20 000 have added the journey to the actual christmas eve.
Full julefly
– It is always so it pays to book your tickets with fly for christmas “as far in advance as possible”. Now, we are approaching quickly the busiest reisedagene, but there are still places left at most of the destination, although the most popular flyavgangene is starting to fill up, ” says officer Knut Morten Johansen of SAS.
– you Have the opportunity to be flexible with time, so there are seats available to get. It is the most fullbookede fly to the North-west coast of Norway, in the Middle – and North-Norway
in General, so is it that traffic flows during the christmas period goes from the central regions and out to the districts in advance of christmas eve. After the new year traveling many from the rural areas and to the major cities again. When christmas eve is on a Monday this year, so there are really many travel days as the juletrafikken is concentrated on. Already Wednesday/Thursday in advance so filling the planes with those who will be “home for christmas”, and there are many fly until christmas eve to and from most destinations, ” says Johansen..
Ready for christmas: Joachim Westher Andersen at Oslo airport Gardermoen. Photo: Odd Roar Lange/The Busy Inspector Show more Wrap valuable gifts in your carry-on bag
do you Have gifts of high value, this should be carried in hand luggage, provided that it is allowed. the
Remember that the gifts with the liquid contents in quantities over 100 ml are not allowed in your hand luggage. Other popular gifts that spekematsett with knives e.l. will not through security.
Our people are on the job for the traveller and wish to get a best journey home for christmas. Therefore, it is extra boring for us when we need to open and remove parts of the gift. There is no good sense for sikkerhetskontrollørene and no good experience for passengers, ” explains Andersen.
Julenissesluse Package properly: feel free to Use bubble wrap around the gifts in your checked baggage. And take with the least possible baggage. Photo: Odd Roar Lange/The Busy Inspector Show more
From the 20. December and until christmas eve may everyone who travels with nisselue use their own locks at the security checkpoint.
These are well marked and nisseslusene becoming more popular each year with travelers.
This has become a nice tradition that has gradually become quite well known. The more people that travel with nisselue, the better the atmosphere we get at the airport. We think it is fine if you can start the christmas holidays with us, ” says Joachim Westher Andersen.
Self-catering solutions
– Those who use the airport’s self-service solutions and delivers into the luggage itself, are encouraged to link together long straps, a layer or straps so that this does not gets caught in bagasjebåndet. This applies especially for sacks and bags. If you are in any doubt about your luggage is well packed, please contact staff in the vicinity before checking in your baggage, advises the Westher Andersen.
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