Almost all Lufthansa departures to and from Copenhagen Airport Kastrup have been canceled on Thursday and Friday, according to the airport's press service. The Danish newspaper Ekstra Bladet reports that a total of 14 out of 18 departures with the German airline are canceled, and also 14 out of 18 arrivals. From Arlanda, two out of six departures with Lufthansa are canceled on Thursday, while on Friday, six out of nine departures are canceled.
The union Vereinigung Cockpit announced a two-day strike earlier this week after involved parties failed to reach an agreement in talks about pension levels. The strike will last until and including Friday, and according to German Spiegel, negotiations about wages and pensions are behind the decision. Approximately 500 departures and around 90,000 passengers are affected on Friday by the one-day strike from the German flight union.
The strike, which is aimed at Lufthansa, comes at a time when many Germans are to travel home from Easter holidays. According to Lufthansa, the strike hits travelers particularly hard in the travel rush at the end of the Easter holiday, affecting both Lufthansa and Lufthansa Cityline. A review done by NTB overnight to Friday suggests that all the company's flights between Germany and Norway are canceled, including the routes from Frankfurt to Bergen, Stavanger, and Oslo, and flights between Oslo and Munich.
It concerns a subcontractor to us. It is not about all our travelers or traveler information, but customers who have made such 'pre-order' bookings.
Flights to sister companies Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and Swiss are not directly affected by the strike. Travelers are advised to stay updated about their journey on the airline's website. Passengers who are affected by the strike should have received an email from the airline by Thursday morning at the latest, and Lufthansa recommends travelers to check the status of their departure before going to the airport.
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The oil market is worried about Iranian attacks on ships and energy infrastructure in other countries around the Persian Gulf. During the night, the price of so-called Brent oil rose, but by nine o'clock, the price has fallen back to 96 dollars per barrel. In connection with the shaky ceasefire in Iran, the price for Brent oil, the usual benchmark for North Sea oil, with delivery in June has fallen.
It is about which amounts one has ordered goods for and to which car.
But with another benchmark, Forties Blend, which is the price for oil with immediate delivery, the price has surged to record levels of almost 147 dollars per barrel – which is more than during the financial crisis 2008. Despite a ceasefire, large amounts of oil are stuck in the Persian Gulf, and the uncertainty around the Strait of Hormuz makes the market nervous about a physical shortage. Donald Trump has demanded that Iran open the strait, but Iran wants to retain control and charge fees, which has led to only about a dozen ships passing through.
The market is so pressured that some contracts have been temporarily stopped, and experts warn that the situation could lead to a crisis, especially in Asia. Mark Rutte has delivered an ultimatum from Donald Trump to NATO about sending warships to the Middle East to support the US and Israel's war against Iran. Rutte praises Trump's leadership, but several European countries now question whether he has gone too far in his submissiveness to the US.
Despite a coalition of thirty European countries and Canada having promised to contribute to free shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, they want to wait until the fighting is over. Among NATO countries, there is concern that Rutte's strategy undermines Europe's position vis-à-vis the US, and even the UK thinks he has gone too far. Viking Line has been affected by a data breach, and some information about travelers has leaked.
We are investigating further together with the authorities and this subcontractor.
According to Viking Line's Swedish communications manager Eleonora Hansi, the intrusion is aimed at passengers who have made pre-orders of tax-free goods to their cars. The shipping company is currently investigating how many customers have been affected, and no card details are said to have leaked, assures Hansi. The incident has been reported to relevant authorities in Finland.
An ophthalmologist in Västmanland has been reported to the Inspectorate for Care and Social Services by their former employer, reports the news agency Siren. It was in the autumn that a male patient had come to the clinic for a scheduled eye operation. The waiting time for the visit became longer than the man had expected, and he then chose to reschedule his appointment.
When the doctor is then informed that the time is being rescheduled, he states that the patient has already been operated on. It then turns out that the operation was instead performed on a female patient who had come in for an assessment of another problem. The employer states that there were clear differences in gender and age of the patients that the doctor did not notice, and that he did not check the personal identity number.
The strike hits our travelers particularly hard in the travel rush at the end of the Easter holiday.
The affected doctor no longer works at the clinic, and the female patient has been informed about the incident. A ten-year-old boy in Jönköping received several SMS messages with offers to buy drugs on the way to school. Over a little more than a week, the boy was contacted on four occasions, according to P4 Jönköping.
The sender called themselves 'Tomten' and offered different types of drugs for sale. The incident has been reported to the police, and guardians are urged to talk to their children about suspicious messages. According to the police, it is unusual, but it could be about mass mailings where drug dealers target specific areas or age groups.
An oil spill on Essingeleden in Stockholm is causing long queues, reports the Swedish Transport Administration. The oil has leaked in the northbound direction near Lilla Essingen. The authority wrote that there is a risk of slippery road conditions and that personnel are on the way, with a forecast that the road will be cleaned by 8:45.
Police have during Friday morning carried out an operation in Hallunda center, south of Stockholm, where a car is said to have driven right into the shopping center, according to information to Expressen. A person who was out walking their dog nearby saw how the car drove straight in, and states that people then ran away from there with bags. The incident is now being investigated as a serious crime, says the police to Aftonbladet.
Food prices continued to increase cautiously in February, shows Statistics Sweden's Consumer Price Index.