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Large parts of Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport are closed due to the pandemic, reports NRK. The number of passengers has been drastically reduced.
There aren’t many travelers left at Gardermoen, which will soon be closing parts of the departure lounge. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
Airport manager Stine Ramstad Westby fears mass layoffs this spring. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB
According to NRK, Avinor has decided to close Pier Nord, which includes national and international traffic, and the entire eastern part of the departure hall. The closure will take place “shortly”.
– First, we operate the airport with a runway now where we alternate between the two we have. Also, we will now close half of the departure hall, so only the newer part will be open in the future. Passengers will experience this as they see we put up building walls and physically close this part of the terminal, says airport director Stine Ramstad Westby.
The corona pandemic has caused a sharp drop in passengers in 2020. According to Westby, they will end up with just under 10 million passengers this year, compared to 29 million in 2019. Last week, traffic figures showed the decline in the number of passengers was 86 percent compared to the same week. past year.
The airport manager fears mass layoffs when the opportunity for layoffs expires further in the spring.
– I think we are facing a harsh winter, with little traffic, especially abroad, Westby tells NRK.
