STANDBY Nordic Travel and aviation news for the Nordics

The north-Nordic destination of Tromsø gets another German connection, while other flights go far to the south.

An Austrian man is killed in Norway and another tourist is seriously injured after ice falls off a glacier.

American Airlines is investigating after a musician bought an extra seat for a cello but was removed anyway.

Although there is a multitude of Radisson Blu and Park Inn hotels in the Baltics, this will be the first Radisson.

As China’s cash-strapped HNA Group considers a sale, another Chinese giant thinks about buying.

Norwegian confirms that it has applied to the authorities of another country with “great potential”.

The second powerful earthquake in a week has proven far more deadly than the first, with 130 aftershocks.

Believed to be the first of its kind, the alliance allows Hyatt members to earn points with Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

New analysis finds that three new hotels will open every single day in China for the next 23 years.

As global orders for cruise vessels go through the roof, lines are searching for more and more crew and officers.

Passengers can now connect flights easily with Italy’s high-speed trains, in both directions.

Major customers of the Trent 1000 include Boeing, which uses the faulty engines on its 787s.

Plans have been drawn up for a hotel that “took control” of an architect’s drawing board.

The Vilnius-based “largest narrow-body ACMI operator in the world” sees up to 25% y-o-y growth.

A leased A380 will fly Norwegians to and from Palma de Mallorca and Danes to and from Cyprus.

CNN reports that millions saved from taking away screening at small and medium-sized airports would be invested in larger airports.

Cathay Pacific aims to restructure overseas operations, where it has about 7,600 employees in 100 locations.

Pilots employed by the low-cost carrier in Sweden say they will strike next week. Dutch and German pilots are vote to strike.

An Aeroméxico Embraer crashed after take-off in Durango state, but all 101 passengers and crew survived.

The Nordic-owned carrier is ceasing eight short-haul routes from the UK, to Spain and Iceland.