Copenhagen Airport: Tens of thousands of passengers are currently facing cancellations or delays, so what about the summer holidays?
Around 50,000 passengers at Copenhagen Airport today are facing travel chaos in terms of either canceled or delayed flights, due to a shortage of staff, especially air traffic controllers, who bear a large part of the responsibility for the safety of air traffic. Their work in coordinating flights, monitoring traffic, and issuing instructions to pilots is essential for passengers to move from one point to another safely and on time. However, there is a significant shortage of staff for this task, which has led to a conflict between the staff and their management.
Although the weekend looked a little better for many travelers, today looks very different, especially for those departing and arriving after 4 pm, due to the likelihood of significant delays.
According to DR, the traffic manager at Copenhagen Airport expects departures and arrivals today to face delays of up to two hours. Hundreds of thousands of passengers at Copenhagen Airport have already been affected by delays since last April, according to the traffic manager's estimates, with significant variations from day to day.
Conflict between employees and management
Naviair manages air traffic in Denmark. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, Naviair was unable to recruit the required number of air traffic controllers, forcing many to take extra shifts, which they no longer wish to do. Professional negotiators had been working between the air traffic controllers – organized in the professional association Datca – and Naviair, but those negotiations broke down on Tuesday.
In general, it is difficult to predict whether there will be delays in take-off and landing times at Copenhagen Airport, as the situation varies from day to day, with the company knowing its operational capacity each morning.
In general, the consequences of a shortage of air traffic control staff are indeed a costly and burdensome bill for the airport, as many drivers, baggage handlers, and other important roles that make up the airport are affected.
The training period for an air traffic controller takes three years and, in addition to a secondary education, requires good health and normal vision. The training, which takes place primarily in the control tower, is provided by the Naviair Air Traffic Control Service and the Air Force.
What about summer vacation?
Increased air traffic and passenger numbers at airports with the summer season already threaten chaos in summer holiday travel if the conflict continues as it is, according to the Copenhagen Airport traffic manager's statement to DR: "I am afraid that if they do not resolve this conflict, we are heading for a summer where we will have very large delays and cancellations in and out of Copenhagen.".
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