31 Oct 2021 | 02:27 PM UTC
Sweden: Protest causes delays at Bromma Stockholm Airport, Oct. 31
Flight delays reported at Bromma Stockholm Airport, Stockholm, Sweden, due to environmental protest Oct. 31.
Event
Flight disruptions have been reported at Bromma Stockholm Airport (BMA) the afternoon of Oct. 31 due to a protest by the Extinction Rebellion environmental activist group. Authorities have confirmed that multiple flights arriving at and departing from BMA are delayed. Activists launched protests at several other airports in the country, including Vaxjo-Kronoberg Airport (VXO), Malmo Airport (MMX), Halmstad Airport (HAD), Goteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT), and Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) earlier in the day, though significant airport disruptions have not been reported at these sites.
Flights disruptions are likely at BMA, and are possible at other airports nationwide, through Oct. 31.
Advice
Contact airlines to confirm flights booked for arrival or departure at BMA and other airports Oct. 31. Consider alternate arrangements for critical travel. Allow extra time to check-in for flights.