SAS to cancel more flights, Denmark’s liberation celebrations continue and 33 European countries sign declaration against ‘illegal migration’. Here’s Denmark’s news on Tuesday.
SAS cancels departures in May due to fuel prices
Airline SAS has canceled a number of departures in May due to the high price of jet fuel, which has risen in recent weeks due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
“We’re undertaking adjustments on certain routes, primarily those where there is a chance of rebooking, in order to maintain flexibility for our customers,” the airline’s head of press Alexandra Lindgren Kaoukji wrote in a comment.
Last month, the airline canceled around 1,000 departures, primarily on shorter routes and destinations with multiple daily departures, where passengers are able to book another departure on the same day instead.
The airline did not give details on how many cancellations it will make in May or which flights will be cancelled.
“Affected customers will be informed directly with clear information and an offer of alternate departures as soon as possible,” the airline said.
Danish vocabulary: to cancel ‒ to cancel
Overtaking lane on Hillerød motorway extension to close after accidents
The overtaking lane on the Hillerød motorway extension will be closed after a number of serious accidents.
The 13.5 kilometer stretch of road, which is being converted into a motorway, is currently a so-called 2+1 road, which alternates the direction in which drivers are allowed to overtake. After a number of serious accidents, the road will change so that there is a single lane in each direction instead, according to the Danish Road Directorate, which met with mayors in the region on Monday.
“We have had a good, constructive meeting with the mayors about how we can provide a safe environment for drivers until we are finished with the Hillerød motorway extension,” Jens Homlboe, head of the Road Directorate, said on Monday.
Two men died in an accident on the motorway extension in March, with two more people flown to hospital following another accident on the same stretch of road less than a month later.
According to TV2, nine people have died in accidents on the same stretch of motorway since 2020.
Danish vocabulary: extension ‒ extension
Denmark marks 81 years since liberation
The Danish armed forces marked the 81st anniversary of the country’s liberation from German troops on Monday with a number of events around the country.
The announcement that German troops were withdrawing from Denmark came on the evening of May 4th, 1945, although troops did not fully leave the country until the next morning.
On Monday evening, four pilots from the Karup flight station flew over three Danish cemeteries where allied pilots who died in Denmark during the war were buried, and in Haderslev, there was a memorial service in the local church and a ‘light festival’ in the barracks featuring speeches and music.
Celebrations will continue on Tuesday, with members of the armed forces laying wreaths to remember those who died during the war.
Søren Gade, parliamentary speaker, will also place a wreath at the Freedom Monument at parliament along with the president of Germany’s Senate, Adnreas Bovenschulte, and Ukrainian parliamentary speaker Ruslan Stefanschuk.
“May 4th and 5th reminds us of the men and women who paid the highest prices in the fight for freedom,” Gade said in a press statement. “The Second World War taught us Europeans to stand together for our democratic values. Values which we still fight for today, not least in Ukraine.”
Danish vocabulary: the liberation ‒ liberation
Denmark signs joint declaration against ‘illegal migration’
More than 30 European countries, including Denmark, signed a joint declaration against ‘illegal migration’ on Monday during a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in the Armenian capital, Yerevan.
The declaration, signed by 33 different countries includes an agreement to combat human trafficking, secure solid national and international frameworks, speed up the return of migrants to their home countries, manage migration in the early stages and combat exploitation, according to public broadcaster DR.
According to the declaration, leaders of the countries agreed on “how to best prepare and coordinate measures” to avoid a similar situation to the 2015 refugee crisis.
Countries like Germany, France, the UK and Italy signed the agreement, as well as Sweden, Norway and Finland. Spain, which traditionally has a more positive view of migration, was not part of the declaration.
The countries also agreed in the declaration to work together when it comes to surveillance, security and returns, as well as humanitarian aid with the UN’s refugee organization UNHCR.
Danish vocabulary: irregular migration ‒ irregular migration
