Flights at Stockholm airport disrupted after Boeing jets grounded
Stockholm’s Arlanda airport is experiencing disruption with an estimated 20 departures affected by the ban on Boeing 737 Max jets from flying in European airspace.
Tuesday night’s decision by the European aviation authority follows the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max 8 plane that killed 157 people on Sunday, five months after a similar Indonesian Lion Air jet plunged into the ocean.
In Sweden it is mainly customers of the airlines Norwegian and TUI that are affected.
For Norwegian, this means a tenth of its planes are grounded, affecting mainly departures in Europe and to the Middle East. On Wednesday morning, a company spokesperson said that they are re-booking passengers onto other flights, or customers can also choose a refund.
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Sweden: Swedish regional airline Nextjet files for bankruptcy, cancels all flights, Radio Sweden
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