Norwegian air traffic controllers strike shuts Oslo Airport for five hours Sunday
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen will close for five hours on Sunday as a strike by Norwegian air traffic controllers enters its third day, state-owned airport operator Avinor confirmed. The shutdown is scheduled from 06:30 to 11:30 local time, with Avinor warning of widespread delays and cancellations across Norway’s busiest airports.
The strike began on Friday after negotiations between the Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association and employer Spekter collapsed following two days of mediation. By Saturday morning, 12 SAS flights had been canceled, while 14 departures operated as scheduled and seven flights landed, according to Avinor. Further cancellations and significant delays are expected at both Gardermoen and Bergen Airport, Flesland, throughout the day.
Monica Fasting, Avinor’s communications director, told *Aftenposten* that Sunday would likely be the most disruptive day. “Today can be quite chaotic. Things can happen on short notice, but I think tomorrow will be the most troublesome,” she said, adding that the closure would have major consequences for European air traffic and affect many passengers .
The striking controllers, who work at Gardermoen, Flesland, and control centers managing traffic into Oslo and over western Norway, have reduced capacity for normal flight operations. On Saturday evening, airspace over western Norway may face severe restrictions or periodic closures, Avinor said.
The dispute centers on working conditions, including break regulations, training frameworks, and career-phase policies for controllers. Spekter CEO Anne-Kari Bratten called the strike “the most incomprehensible” she had experienced, noting that controllers would have earned an average annual salary of 1.7 million Norwegian kroner under the proposed settlement . Robert Gjønnes, leader of the Norwegian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association, rejected the claim that the conflict was about pay, stating that employers had failed to engage in meaningful dialogue.
The strike is set to escalate on Tuesday if no agreement is reached. SAS, the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, has already seen 12 of its departures canceled by Saturday morning, with more expected as disruptions continue.
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