As Schiphol Airport's snow disruptions continue into their second week—stranding thousands including Swedes reported earlier—26-year-old Frida Johansson and her two friends face mounting costs of 40,000 SEK, medication shortages, and the threat of missing her sociology degree ceremony.
Frida Johansson, 26, from Sweden, has been stuck in Amsterdam with two friends since their New Year's trip, now six days later, due to repeated SAS flight cancellations amid the ongoing chaos at Schiphol. "Everything is on pause right now," Frida tells Aftonbladet, doubting the airline's latest promise of departure in two days.
Having left the airport, they've bought new clothes after packing lightly and secured local prescriptions for a friend's depleted vital medications. SAS pledges to reimburse reasonable lodging and meals upon receipt submission, but excludes hygiene items, leaving costs at 40,000 SEK from hotels, food, and airport trips.
Frida's primary concern is a mandatory pre-ceremony session at Umeå University next week, required for her sociology degree and new job. "If I don't participate, I won't get my degree," she says, anxious about further delays in the snow-plagued operations.
