strike that has rammed passengers<\/a> and airline traffic is now over.\u201d<\/p>\nAll of the air traffic controllers who\u2019d been called out on strike were heading back to work and would be \u201cback on the job as soon as possible.\u201d Avinor could also announce that airline traffic \u201cis on its way back to normal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Airlines and their passengers still faced after-effects of the strike, with more delays and cancellations caused by aircraft that are out of place and the thousands of reschedulings for those stranded both in Norway and abroad. Travel insurance doesn\u2019t cover distruptions caused by strikes, but the airlines themselves are responsible for getting passengers to their destinations.<\/p>\n
Leaders of the organizations involved in the strike remained mum on details of their settlement, claiming they were subject to confidentiality clauses. The air traffic controllers\u2019 leader, Robert Gj\u00f8nnes, told state broadcaster NRK that they\u2019d simply \u201ccarried out a professional and good dialogue. Dialogue is always the solution.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spekter leader Anne-Kari Bratten, who negotiated on behalf of Avinor, added that they\u2019d come to terms on \u201ca process for senior policy\u201d for veteran air traffic controllers that include more time off for those over age 55. The air traffic controllers themselves had claimed their strike wasn\u2019t over pay levels, which already are high compared to other workers\u2019, but rather a need for more breaks during long shifts at work.<\/p>\n
The two sides initially hadn\u2019t planned to meet for new talks until Tuesday, when more air traffic controllers would also be called off the job. They later announced, however, that they\u2019d head back to the bargaining table at 8am Monday, which lead to the settlement Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Negotiations went on for nearly six hours before the two sides came to terms. Avinor leader Abraham Foss, who\u2019s responsible for airport operations in Norway, was glad that what he called \u201ca demanding situation for many travelers and airlines\u201d was over. He stressed that air traffic controllers \u201cdo a very important job every single day. It\u2019s a job that demands high competence, precision and a feeling of responsibility, which is central for secure and well-functioning aviation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gj\u00f8nnes, meanwhile, publicly apologized for all the disruption that the strike had caused for travelers. An estimated 87,000 people were expected to travel through OSL Gardermoen alone on Monday, lines were long at check-in and security and it would take time before airline traffic was back to normal.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate when a third party is affected by the strike, and we are very sorry about that,\u201d Gj\u00f8nnes stated in an email to Norwegian media.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Air traffic controllers would be retuning to work in the tower at Norway\u2019s gateway airport, Oslo Gardermoen (OSL), on Monday afternoon. OSL Gardermoen was hit hardest by the strike, along with Bergen\u2019s Flesland airport. PHOTO: NewsinEnglish.no\/Morten M\u00f8st<\/p>\n