{
  "id": 2828225,
  "title": "Norwegian: Disse flyene kanselleres mandag morgen",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/norwegian-disse-flyene-kanselleres-mandag-morgen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-23T16:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/naeringsliv/i/Oke1Wb/norwegian-disse-flyene-kanselleres-mandag-morgen"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday morning, Norwegian airlines announced that flights between Oslo and Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim had been cancelled. The airline informed passengers who were affected by the cancellations. Other passengers were advised to arrive as usual, according to the company's announcement. Oslo's Gardermoen Airport was closed between 6:30 and 11:30 Sunday due to the strike between the employer organization Spekter and the airlines.\n\nOut of the 346 scheduled flights, 147 were cancelled on Sunday morning. More than 9000 passengers were impacted on Sunday, according to NRK. Norwegian cancelled 72 flights on Sunday. The problem was not limited to Oslo; over 300 passengers had to spend the night at Bergen's Flesland Airport on Sunday. The sky over Vestlandet was closed from 6:45 p.m. Saturday to 10:20 p.m. as only military flights and emergency trips were allowed to continue. During this period, only emergency flights were held.\n\nThe company expected significant delays, cancellations, and subsequent effects throughout the day. Traffic consequences were expected across the entire country. \"We anticipate some delays on Monday morning, but fewer than usual on both Gardermoen and Flesland. Investigations into the impact on Vestlandet will increase somewhat after midday and into the evening. The ripple effects of Sunday will be noticeable throughout Monday.\"\n\nModerate delays were expected in the morning at Gardermoen. Increasing and, in some cases, significant delays would occur in the afternoon and evening. Some delays were expected on Monday morning at Flesland. The rest of the country would experience follow-on delays from Gardermoen and Flesland.\n\nSome delays were expected in the morning at Gardermoen and Flesland, but normal capacity was expected in the afternoon and evening. Delays would continue from earlier days. Gardermoen could be temporarily closed overnight until Thursday. The sky over Vestlandet and Mid-Norway/Helgeland might experience some delays after evening. Tromsø would face some delays in the morning and gradually increasing delays in the afternoon, being closed from 10:00 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. on Thursday. The sky over Mid-Norway/Helgeland could be temporarily closed for regular traffic overnight until Friday.\n\nThe cause of the airline chaos was a strike by those working as flight attendants. On Monday morning at 8 a.m., the parties were scheduled to continue negotiations. The core of the dispute, according to the striking flight attendants, concerned breaks. However, Avinor Flight Safety insisted that it \"simply is not true\" that flight attendants can work 16 hours without a break. Robert Gjønnes, leader of the Norwegian Flight Attendants Association, stands by his position, pointing out that many flight attendants work alone shifts or the entire time. When they are on duty, they must stay alert and ready to act if needed.",
  "summary": "Norwegian kansellerer seks fly mandag etter 72 kanselleringer søndag, som følge av flystreiken.",
  "key_points": [
    "Norwegian airlines cancelled 147 flights between Oslo and Bergen on Sunday morning.",
    "Over 9,000 passengers were impacted by the cancellations.",
    "Strike between flight attendants and airlines caused the disruptions."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}