ATC-controllers at Stockholm-airport are getting sea-sick

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ATC-controllers at Stockholm-airport are getting sea-sick

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Air traffic controllers at Sweden's biggest airport in Stockholm say they are falling ill because their tower sways in the wind.
The 270-foot high tower sways nearly a centimetre each way when the wind blows more than 33 miles per hour.

Pia Johansson, the airport's lead traffic controller, said the movement has caused fits of nausea and vertigo among the 30 controllers who direct the 850 flights in and out of the airport daily.

Sweden's Civil Aviation Authority, which owns Arlanda, said a plan to stabilise the tower by putting water storage tanks on the roof was cancelled this year because of the cost.

Instead, Johansson said controllers who get queasy will be sent downstairs to "relax on firm ground" until they feel better.

The £25 million tower opened last year.

© Associated Press

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luchtzak, do you mean that? 1 April you remember :)

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TheSpecialist wrote:luchtzak, do you mean that? 1 April you remember :)
Nope, it is really happening! Here is a picture of the tower!

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Thank you MD-11 ;-)

getting sea-sick allready ?

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LOL, nice tower :)
I would get sick of the height, not of the sea :lol:

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Does anyone have a 'kotszakje'... :pukey:

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SN-A330 wrote:Does anyone have a 'kotszakje'... :pukey:

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SN-A330,

Are you calling Kotszakje, one of our members ? :lol: :lol:

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Hey Luchtzak,

I'm sorry but I didn't choose that username, did I!? 8)

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