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SAS says it is moving its route to Hong Kong to the Danish capital, at the expense of Stockholm Arlanda.

Following what has already been large-scale building works, now another part of the terminal will get an upgrade.

Etihad Airways is allegedly looking at ways to cancel or postpone its Boeing 777X orders, reports say.

Ola A Bjørnstad is a former chief executive of the Grand Hotel and ran Hurtigruten’s hotels in Svalbard.

The $1 billion majority stake in Silversea is designed to drive capacity in the luxury and expedition markets.

A fast-rising tax imposed by the city of Munich is pushing up the cost of a litre of beer.

The low-cost carrier announces separate new destinations from Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm.

The airline will fly the tour operator’s customers between 20 Nordic locations and 30 destinations in the south.

Ryanair says it will launch a new base at London Southend Airport, in direct competition with easyJet.

Hurtigruten buys the Kleven Shipyard in Norway after months of delays play havoc on its newbuild program.

The only airline still making scheduled flights ceases services, due to persistent bird strikes and elephant intrusions.

Customers can now rent any of three new Maserati high-end models in Italy as part of its Selezione Italia range.

Record-breaking temperatures are predicted across northern and central Europe this year, encouraging staycations.

Heat from Norway’s deepest ever geothermal borehole will be put to good use at Oslo Gardermoen.

During 2017, Sweden hosted almost a billion kronor’s worth of congresses based on participant spending.

voco will combine the informality of an individual hotel with all the benefits of being part of the group.

A court orders a British man who allegedly made a fake sickness claim to pay thousands to the tour operator.

The Cartoon Network theme park will feature the island’s biggest waterpark and an indoor entertainment centre.

AirHelp, a worldwide flight compensation company, has published a list of 72 airlines ranked by service quality and other factors.

The increasing presence of low-cost carriers boosts passenger numbers at privately owned Oslo Torp.