https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Oslo's Gardermoen airport, the largest in Norway, has seen passengers move their trips forward to avoid incoming tightening of Covid-19 entry quarantine rules. https://www.thelocal.no/20210329/oslo-airport-reports-uptick-in-arrivals-ahead-of-new-covid-19-quarantine-rules Mon, 29 Mar 2021 17:29:31 +0200 oslo-airport-reports-uptick-in-arrivals-ahead-of-new-covid-19-quarantine-rules Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport has initiated the closure of large parts of its terminals. https://www.thelocal.no/20201120/oslo-airport-to-partially-close-as-passenger-numbers-shrink Fri, 20 Nov 2020 13:10:47 +0100 oslo-airport-to-partially-close-as-passenger-numbers-shrink Norway has relaxed its coronavirus border regime for nationals from the European Union and Iceland, in what the government said was the first of a "gradual opening up for travel" into the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20200513/norway-allows-eu-citizens-to-visit-relatives-and-holiday-properties Wed, 13 May 2020 11:43:13 +0200 norway-allows-eu-citizens-to-visit-relatives-and-holiday-properties Scandinavian Mountains Airport, scheduled to open this winter, will give tourists fast access to Norway’s mountains and ski destinations. https://www.thelocal.no/20191107/new-swedish-airport-could-boost-norways-ski-sector Thu, 07 Nov 2019 19:12:21 +0100 new-swedish-airport-could-boost-norways-ski-sector Police used pepper spray to bring a man under control after he broke through a boarding gate and onto an aircraft at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport on Monday. https://www.thelocal.no/20191104/norway-place-use-pepper-spray-to-arrest-man-who-broke-through-airport-boarding-gate Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:39:24 +0100 norway-place-use-pepper-spray-to-arrest-man-who-broke-through-airport-boarding-gate Two different drones on Wednesday caused landings at Oslo’s Gardermoen airport to be delayed. https://www.thelocal.no/20180614/drones-stop-landings-at-oslo-airport-for-seconf-time-in-two-months Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:34:10 +0200 drones-stop-landings-at-oslo-airport-for-seconf-time-in-two-months Norway’s government has confirmed that police at Oslo’s Gardemoen Airport are to be armed. https://www.thelocal.no/20171109/norway-wants-armed-police-at-oslo-airport Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:41:08 +0100 norway-wants-armed-police-at-oslo-airport In this week's episode of The Local's Europe-wide podcast, Lee Roden looks at what the future might hold for Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.no/20171027/theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Fri, 27 Oct 2017 19:22:58 +0200 theres-no-safe-option-in-catalonia-now Bergen’s Flesland Airport has reopened after police evacuated the terminal due to a suspicious package. https://www.thelocal.no/20171004/bergen-airport-temporarily-evacuated-after-suspicious-package-found Wed, 04 Oct 2017 16:48:05 +0200 bergen-airport-temporarily-evacuated-after-suspicious-package-found Neither of Norway’s two main airlines have committed to basing themselves at a new airport for which the government announced major financial backing last week. https://www.thelocal.no/20170403/sas-and-norwegian-cannot-promise-they-will-use-new-multibillion-airport Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:33:57 +0200 sas-and-norwegian-cannot-promise-they-will-use-new-multibillion-airport Norwegian billionaire Petter Stordalen has announced plans to take over the Hilton Hotel at Copenhagen Airport. https://www.thelocal.no/20170203/norwegian-hotel-tycoon-has-big-plans-in-denmark Fri, 03 Feb 2017 03:17:37 +0100 norwegian-hotel-tycoon-has-big-plans-in-denmark Beginning in March, Ethiopian Airlines will fly passengers from Oslo and Addis Ababa as the first African carrier to offer first direct flight between Norway and the African continent. https://www.thelocal.no/20161125/oslo-airport-addis-ababa Fri, 25 Nov 2016 16:07:38 +0100 oslo-airport-addis-ababa Radar problems on Monday afternoon shut down part of Norway’s airspace. https://www.thelocal.no/20160704/radar-problems-close-norway-airspace-again Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:56:10 +0200 radar-problems-close-norway-airspace-again Nine airports across Norway could be closed for business on Friday if airport employees and Avinor cannot strike a deal. https://www.thelocal.no/20160616/new-strike-threatens-to-close-nine-norway-airports Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:23:22 +0200 new-strike-threatens-to-close-nine-norway-airports Technical problems at Stavanger Airport Sola required the closure of airspace over parts of Western Norway on Tuesday morning. https://www.thelocal.no/20160614/norway-airspace-closed-due-to-technical-problems Tue, 14 Jun 2016 13:55:58 +0200 norway-airspace-closed-due-to-technical-problems Travellers in Norway can breathe a sigh of relief on Friday after a threatened strike that would have grounded all departures at Oslo Airport was called off. https://www.thelocal.no/20160610/oslo-airport-shutdown-and-sas-pilot-strike-avoided Fri, 10 Jun 2016 10:43:15 +0200 oslo-airport-shutdown-and-sas-pilot-strike-avoided This could be a very bad weekend for Norwegian travellers. In addition to a threatened strike by SAS pilots, all departures at Oslo Airport could be cancelled on Friday over a separate work stoppage. https://www.thelocal.no/20160608/oslo-airport-strike-shut-down-completely Wed, 08 Jun 2016 13:07:16 +0200 oslo-airport-strike-shut-down-completely Two people were taken into police custody at Bergen Airport on Tuesday after reports of disruptive and abusive behaviour on board a Wizz Air flight from Gdansk, Poland. https://www.thelocal.no/20160329/drunk-passengers-cause-chaos-on-poland-to-norway-flight Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:22:51 +0200 drunk-passengers-cause-chaos-on-poland-to-norway-flight One of Norway's most northerly airports has agreed to accept 'dog taxis', in a drive to lure more tourists to the area. https://www.thelocal.no/20140129/norway-launches-first-dog-sled-taxis-from-airport Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:51:00 +0100 norway-launches-first-dog-sled-taxis-from-airport Oslo airport managers hope to issue a one-way ticket to the past for Norway's costly luggage carousel, which requires passengers transferring from an international to a domestic flight to check out and check back in their luggage. https://www.thelocal.no/20130723/oslo-airport-aims-to-cut-transfer-times Tue, 23 Jul 2013 16:06:00 +0200 oslo-airport-aims-to-cut-transfer-times