Santa's sleigh deemed fit to fly by Norway
Santa's sleigh deemed fit to fly by Norway
Norwegian officials have potentially saved Christmas for millions of children worldwide - by formally giving Santa’s sleigh a licence to fly.
The Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority (Luftfartstilsynet) has revealed that it granted a flying certificate to the sleigh ‘Santa One’ on 18th December, stipulating that it can land anywhere inhabitants have written a Christmas wish list.
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“This means that Santa has all his flight operation approvals in order and that his flight will take place in a regulated manner,” said Stein Erik Nodeland, Norway's director general of civil aviation.
The certificate states that the authority had carried out an “assessment of the sleigh’s technical specifications".
"In light of the documentation received the sleigh is deemed to be airworthy in Norwegian airspace,” the certificate says. It cites the American Federal Aviation Authority’s 2010 decision to give Santa's reindeer-powered vehicle a flying permit.
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