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– I myself am a bit surprised, but we have not received a single cancellation, says Anja Kleven, production manager of Kjetil bus tours.
On Tuesday, news came that 31 of the 40 retirees have been diagnosed with covid-19 after a bus trip to southern Norway. Most of those infected are from Nord-Jæren. Since then, the number of infections has risen to 34.
Kjetil’s bus trips were not affected by the incident in western Norway. They have canceled all trips abroad, but are taking planned trips to Norway.
Anja Kleven, Production Manager for Kjetil Bus Tours.
Photo: Kjetil bus tours
On Sunday September 27, the next trip is from Eastern Norway to Trondheim. It is full.
– As long as people feel that it is safe, we can drive, that for so long. We are confident in what we offer, says Kleven, who emphasizes that they place great emphasis on infection control.
She sees that many other travel companies also continue with bus trips for retirees.
The demand has been so great that they have not had enough trips.
Travel from Rogaland
This is not the situation in Rogaland. Neither the bus company Sverre Haga, Vigrestad Buss, Kjosavik Buss and Knapphus Buss have plans for longer trips in Norway in the near future.
Oddgeir Vigrestad, CEO of Vigrestad Buss
Photo: Vigrestad Bus
Ingvars Reiser, the company behind the “crown bus”, canceled all trips in September and October.
– There will be no trips for us this side of 2020, concludes Oddgeir Vigrestad in Vigrestad Buss.
Knapphus Buss already canceled all pension trips in March. The company often brings retirees to Lofoten, Røldal, Poland, Denmark and Sweden.
According to CEO Jørgen Dalaker, several retirees who want to travel have contacted them, but Dalaker does not believe it will be possible until there is a vaccine.
– Very demanding
The Sverre Haga AS bus company in Stavanger is not seeing the same demand and has therefore chosen not to offer longer trips in Norway this fall.
Sverre Haga, Managing Director of the Sverre Haga AS bus company.
Photo: Sverre Haga AS
– The market is down 90 percent for me. We are facing a very demanding situation, says Sverre Haga, Managing Director of Sverre Haga AS.
Now the company runs shorter day trips, but here too there have been cancellations following the news of the “corona bus”.
All of the bus companies that NRK has spoken to operate with different numbers of passengers on their buses. Haga lacks a common set of rules for longer bus trips and, in collaboration with NHO, will help prepare it.
Virke and the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) are also working to change the standard for infection control on tour buses.
NRK has previously asked FHI if they advised against bus travel. NIPH responds that people in risk groups should consider for themselves whether they want to participate in contexts where they meet many people.
