Alta, Banak, Kirkenes and Honningsvåg have been opened to traffic, Avinor announced at 5.45pm on Friday. An hour before, the company announced that traffic to and from Tromsø is being carried out with restrictions.
A cable fiber break was the reason why parts of the airspace over northern Norway was closed on Friday afternoon. Avinor set up crisis staff.
– All available resources are working on the case and a central crisis team has been set up, Avinor wrote at 4pm on Friday.
The company confirmed that it is a fiber break from Bodø and northwards. The breach affected technical equipment and traffic management for Avinor in the same region.
Safe traffic flow
Avinor stated at the same time that they have other systems that, regardless of the error, ensure a safe termination of the traffic that is already in the air.
Flight safety is never at risk. Passengers are asked to refer to information from their airlines, the company wrote.
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Press officer Cathrine Framholt in Avinor tells NTB that she has no idea whether the problems on Friday are linked to Thursday’s difficulties in domestic air traffic.
May have consequences
Airport manager Ivar Helsing Schrøen at Tromsø Airport tells NRK that the fiber break could have consequences for future traffic.
– In Tromsø it is calm now. There are quite a few flights that are expected into the 17 rush hour, which is when most flights leave Tromsø. We will see where these planes end up, it depends on the correct time. This can primarily affect Tromsø Airport, says Schrøen.
Airport manager Bjørn Isaksen at Evenes and Bardufoss Airport tells NRK that there is an arrival at 17.15 that they are unsure if they will be able to land.
Airport manager Jens-Martin Nerdal in Alta says there is no drama.
– There are some planes that don’t come or go, but we handle that, says Nerdal.
