{"id":3809,"date":"2024-01-19T13:36:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T03:36:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=3809"},"modified":"2024-01-19T13:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T03:36:39","slug":"snowstorms-cancel-176-flights-at-scandinavian-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=3809","title":{"rendered":"Snowstorms cancel 176 flights at Scandinavian Airports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heavy snowstorms moving eastward throughout the Nordics led to the cancellation of numerous flights on Wednesday, January 17 2024. We used our data to examine which major airports in Scandinavia were most affected by the weather and which airlines experienced the most cancellations. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The most impacted airport was <\/span>Oslo Gardermoen (OSL)<\/span><\/a> where a total of 90 flights were canceled, this represents 21% of departing aircraft and 18% of arriving aircraft. The airport closed for a period of several hours from 13:00 UTC, as announced by a <\/span>post on X<\/span><\/a>. The closure caused several arriving aircraft to enter holding patterns south of the City, with holding aircraft occupying the top three most tracked aircraft at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Oppdatering: Oslo lufthavn er stengt for flytrafikk frem til 15:30 p\u00e5 grunn av kraftig sn\u00f8v\u00e6r. Ny vurdering tas da. Passasjerer bes forholde seg til informasjon fra sitt flyselskap.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Oslo lufthavn (OSL) (@Oslolufthavn) January 17, 2024<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The second most affected airport was <\/span>Copenhagen (CPH)<\/span><\/a>, which saw 7% of departures and 9% of arrivals canceled. <\/span>Stockholm Arlanda (ARN)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Bergen (BGO) <\/span><\/a>and <\/span>Gothenburg (GOT)<\/span><\/a> saw a relatively low rate of cancellations below 5%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Which airlines were most affected?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Scandinavian Airlines (SK\/SAS)<\/span><\/a> was by far the most affected airline, canceling 70 flights on January 17. Other airlines impacted included <\/span>Lufthansa (LH\/DLH)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Norwegian Air Sweden (DY\/NOZ)<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Wideroe (WF\/WIF)<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Brussels Airlines (SN\/BEL)<\/span><\/a>. A small number of flights operated by <\/span>British Airways (BA\/BAW)<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>Eurowings (EW\/EWG)<\/span><\/a> were also canceled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Riding the snowplows at Arlanda<\/span><\/h3>\n

Flightradar24\u2019s<\/span> Gabriel Leigh<\/span><\/a> joined the teams ensuring that Stockholm\u2019s Arlanda Airport remained open and operational during the storm. Take a look at the video below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Get ready for 2:30 of Snowplow action at @Arlanda<\/a>! Our very own @gwleigh<\/a> joined the crew keeping operations running amidst yesterday’s snowstorm at Stockholm’s airport. pic.twitter.com\/h1vgQLSwsd<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 18, 2024<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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