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Motorway Reopens, Airport Delays, Elderly Scam Warning

By Fatima Al-Zahra •

In brief

The Frederikshavn motorway reopened after police work at Flauenskjold. Air traffic over Copenhagen Airport was halted for half an hour due to a power outage and fog, and NSK warned that scammers target grieving elderly people through death announcements.

  • - Location: Denmark
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Motorway Reopens, Airport Delays, Elderly Scam Warning

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The Frederikshavn motorway reopened at 12.42 after police finished work at Flauenskjold, Ekstra Bladet reported. The northbound carriageway had been closed, and drivers were directed off at exit 14 Flauenskjold and could re-enter at entrance 14, according to P4 Trafik.

Air traffic over Copenhagen Airport was stopped for about half an hour this morning after a short power outage combined with fog, traffic chief Samuel Rude told DR. Several flights landed late, and two flights were redirected to the airport in Malmö, Sweden, the airport said. Rude said in a written quote: 'We experienced a short power outage this morning.

Combined with fog, it meant that we stopped air traffic for around half an hour. Safety is always our first priority. Air traffic was back to normal.

Criminals are checking online death announcements to find elderly people in grief and then trying to scam them by phone, the National Unit for Special Crime (NSK) said, according to Berlingske. Scammers tell survivors they have inheritance, excess tax or pension from the deceased to be paid out. They ask for card number, expiry date and the three-digit security code, then MitID approval to have money deposited on the card.

Deputy police inspector Allan Lørup said: 'The scammers use information from death announcements, including family members' names and details about the death or funeral, to appear credible and manipulate the bereaved into believing the call is legitimate. Victims are typically 80-90 years old and in a very vulnerable mental state because they are grieving, he said. 'It is deeply distasteful that criminals exploit people in grief to commit fraud. We encourage children and other relatives to talk with surviving spouses about being especially vigilant,' Lørup said.

Authorities will not call to ask for money transfers or card or MitID details, and police advise hanging up and contacting the claimed bank or authority. Police are conducting an initial investigation.

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Published: October 28, 2026

Tags: Frederikshavn motorwayCopenhagen Airport delayselderly scam warningDanish society news

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