March 19, 2010
Landvetter
The following articles have been tagged with "Landvetter":
Swedish consumer group 'a bunch of idiots': Ryanair CEO
Business & Money: 24 Nov 09
Outspoken Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary slammed a Swedish consumer rights group on Tuesday, adding that the discount airline has not yet ruled out requiring passengers to pay to use the toilet while in the air.
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Tel Aviv players freed in Sweden rape probe
Sport: 31 Jul 09
Two members of an Israeli football club were detained on Friday at the Gothenburg airport after police received a report they were involved in an alleged rape. By Friday afternoon, prosecutors had released both players.
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UK snow storm causes delays at Swedish airports
National: 2 Feb 09
Flights from Sweden’s major airports have been hit by lengthy delays and cancellations as snowstorms swept across western Europe and the UK on Monday.
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Swedes headed home following Gaza escape
Politics: 9 Jan 09
Twelve Swedes who managed to get out of Gaza are now in the Jordanian capital of Amman and will be headed back to Sweden on Friday evening.
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Broken window forces emergency landing
National: 18 Nov 08
An airplane with 63 passengers on board made an emergency landing at Gothenburg’s Landvetter airport on Tuesday morning because of a cracked cockpit window.
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New direct flight to connect Gothenburg to New York
Business & Money: 13 Nov 08
US airline Delta announced plans on Wednesday to open a new non-stop flight between Gothenburg and New York City in June 2009.
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A northern adventure: Europe’s last wilderness
Travel: 14 May 08
From hikes across mountains with Sami reindeer herders to tours of Europe's only civilian space centre, northern Sweden offers new experiences for adventurous travellers.
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Civil servant showed up drunk to deportations
National: 20 Mar 08
An employee from Sweden’s Prison and Probation Service showed up to deportation proceedings under the influence of alcohol on several occasions.
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Football hooligans clash in Gothenburg
National: 2 Mar 08
Police detained four people after fighting broke out among rival football fans on Saturday afternoon.
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Gothenburg demo calls for release of 'Sturup Seven'
National: 16 Feb 08
A demonstration is to be held in Gothenburg on Saturday to call for the release of environmental activists, seen here being arrested by police following a direct action at Malmö Sturup airport.
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Fast facts: big robberies in Sweden
National: 22 Jan 08
Sweden has been the scene of a number of big cash robberies in recent years. Here's the lowdown.
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Puppy thief sent to jail
Society: 13 Dec 07
A 36-year-old man from western Sweden found guilty of stealing a puppy has been sentenced to eight months in jail.
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Gothenburg school deemed no-go area for local buses
National: 24 Oct 07
Safety inspectors have deemed the area near a school on the outskirts of Gothenburg a no-go area for local buses following repeated reports from bus drivers of threats and harassment from pupils at a school.
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Airports threatened by subsidy cut
Business & Money: 3 Oct 07
Several Swedish airports could be under threat after a report suggested that they should not received state aid.
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Assaulted Swede returns from Bulgaria
National: 25 Jul 07
A 26-year-old Swede who was assaulted in an incident at a nightclub in Bulgaria, in which another Swede was killed, has returned to Sweden.
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Men cleared over Gothenburg airport heist
National: 15 Jun 07
Three men jailed for seven years for their involvement in a major raid at Gothenburg's Landvetter airport last year have been cleared of wrongdoing. One lawyer called the original verdict "a legal scandal".
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SAS strike ends - delays continue
National: 27 Apr 07
The illegal strike by Scandinavian Airlines' Danish cabin crew has ended after three days of conflict. But delays and cancellations were still affecting passengers on Friday morning.
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Flights cancelled after wildcat SAS strike
National: 24 Apr 07
SAS cabin crew in Denmark have walked out in a wildcat strike, leading to dozens of flight cancellations and delays at Copenhagen's Kastrup Airport. Many Swedish travellers are affected by the strike.
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Rescuers find road crash man using mobile phone signal
National: 18 Mar 07
A man stuck in his car after a road accident in the middle of nowhere on Saturday night was found by rescuers who tracked the location of his mobile phone.
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Skavsta allowed to triple passenger numbers
Business & Money: 15 Mar 07
Stockholm Skavsta Airport has been given permission to increase the number of passengers it carries to 6 million a year, up from 1.7 million last year.
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Seven year sentences for Gothenburg airport heist
National: 2 Mar 07
Six of the men involved in an audacious robbery at Landvetter airport last year have been handed seven year prison sentences. Another man received a two month sentence, while an eighth suspect was cleared.
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'Stay at home' warning after Skåne snow
National: 22 Feb 07
Heavy snow and strong winds have led to a warning to motorists in southern Sweden to stay at home. Some 180 accidents have been reported in Skåne alone over the past 24 hours.
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Road collapses after Gothenburg rain
National: 11 Dec 06
A road near Gothenburg Airport has collapsed due to torrential rain, as days of downpours take their toll on western Sweden's road and rail infrastructure.
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Snow and ice causes transport chaos in south
National: 1 Nov 06
Poor weather has led to many buses in Stockholm being cancelled, with flights delayed at airports in both Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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Finnair strike leads to cancellations
National: 19 Oct 06
Hundreds of passengers in Sweden have had travel plans thrown into chaos by a strike by Finnair cabin staff. All flights to Helsinki from Stockholm and Gothenburg were cancelled on Thursday morning.
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Terror alert causes chaos on London flights
National: 10 Aug 06
Flights from Sweden to London were still being cancelled on Thursday evening, with BA services worst hit. SAS flights to London were running, but incoming flights were cancelled. Ryanair escapes the worst of the delays.
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Guard shot in Securitas robbery
National: 4 Jul 06
A guard working for Securitas was shot in the face by two thieves who robbed him and made off with his cargo north of Stockholm. A union is now calling for the company to stop sending out single-man crews.
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Raft man deported
National: 19 May 06
The man found floating on a raft off the coast of Sweden last month has been deported to his native Czech Republic.
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Plane raid suspects held in custody
National: 28 Apr 06
Four men were remanded in custody by Gothenburg district court on Friday on suspicion of the raid on an SAS plane at the city's Landvetter airport in March.
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Four arrested for Gothenburg airport heist
National: 25 Apr 06
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the audacious robbery at Gothenburg's Landvetter airport in March. At least one of them is linked to the notorious Bandidos gang.
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Emergency landing after plane hits birds
National: 7 Apr 06
A City Airlines plane from Birmingham was forced to make a high speed landing at Gothenburg's Landvetter airport on Thursday night after colliding with birds.
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Plane in dramatic emergency landing
National: 11 Mar 06
A plane on its way to Brussels makes an emergency landing in Gothenburg on Friday, after the front wheel would not retract. Passengers were evacuated on slides.
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Police arrest plane raid suspect
National: 8 Mar 06
SEE ALSO: GANG ATTACKS PLANE IN GOTHENBURG
A man in his 40s is being held on suspicion of taking part in the audacious robbery at Landvetter airport on Tuesday. He was arrested during a raid near Gothenburg late on Tuesday evening.
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Plane raid 'an inside job'
Smörgåsbord: 7 Mar 06
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Flights cancelled following robbery
Smörgåsbord: 7 Mar 06
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Gang attacks plane in Gothenburg
National: 7 Mar 06
SEE ALSO: FLIGHTS CANCELLED FOLLOWING ROBBERY
SEE ALSO: PLANE RAID 'AN INSIDE JOB'
Robbers have attacked an SAS plane at Gothenburg airport, making away with an unknown amount of cash and causing disruption to hundreds of passengers.
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Planes and trains running again after snow delays
National: 21 Jan 06
Air and train traffic across Sweden was back to normal on Saturday afternoon after major difficulties caused by snow and wind.
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Gothenburg plane evacuated after bomb hoax
National: 10 Dec 05
A Dutch KLM plane at Landvetter airport in Gothenburg was evacuated after a bomb threat on Saturday morning. A handwritten message was discovered in a magazine on board.
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Bird flu - Sweden tightens airport controls
National: 19 Oct 05
As the threat of bird flu keeps health officials and pessimists busy, Swedish customs is to increase checks at airports. Not that birds need to use airports.
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Sweden sends aid to Pakistan
National: 10 Oct 05
SEE ALSO: SWEDES MISSING AFTER ISLAMABAD QUAKE
Sweden is to send blankets and tents to Pakistan in response to President Pervez Musharraf's appeal for international assistance following Saturday's devastating earthquake.
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Sweden sends phone equipment to New Orleans
National: 12 Sep 05
At last, Swedish aid has set off for New Orleans - but not nearly as much as was initially offered. Three "GSM network stations" from Ericsson will help restore communications.
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More passengers taking to the skies
Business & Money: 5 Aug 05
Passenger figures for SAS have increased over the past year, with the company's fare cuts on Swedish domestic routes starting to pay dividends. And Sweden's airports authority has also reported more traffic.
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Hurricane kills seven in southern Sweden
National: 9 Jan 05
Seven people die, 359,000 households are without electricity and transport is in chaos as the most powerful storm in 35 years strikes southern Sweden: Hurricane Gudrun.
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Swedish tourists arrive home from earthquake horror
National: 28 Dec 04
"Evacuation planes" have begun bringing Swedes home from the disaster-struck region of Phuket in Thailand. Crisis teams are in place at airports across the country.
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Bad Company 2 sells 2.3 million »
"Stockholm based EA DICE have announced that Battlefield: Bad Company 2, released earlier this month has sold-through 2.3 million copies (according to internal data) so far across three platforms in Europe and North America. It is on track to becoming the best selling release of March." READ »
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- 18/3 14:53 Lådvin campaign goes to Malmö and Göteborg….oops not Göteborg (Wine Freedom - Vinfrihet)
- 18/3 01:36 Bathroom culture: the sewer of the cultural soul. (Boston Blatte)
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