Runway problems see Norwich Lapland flight cancelled
19.12.11
Icy weather was blamed for the cancellation of a flight from Norwich Airport to visit Father Christmas in Lapland. The flight from Norwich to Enontekio in Finland had been due to leave at 07:30 yesterday, but disappointed children and their parents were told the news in the departure lounge, after they had already checked-in by operator Transun.
After snow and rain then freezing temperatures on Saturday night, it took longer than expected for the airport to reopen the runway. Karen Park from Norfolk Deaf Children's Society said they had planned to take nine deaf children and their families for a ‘magical day out’. She told BBC News: ‘If there had been extreme weather conditions I could understand but cancelling just over a bit of frost is ridiculous. We now have nine extremely upset children who won't be getting to visit Father Christmas.’
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