SAS ended the 2017-18 fiscal year with a profit before tax and nonrecurring items of SEK 2.13 billion (€209 million).
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Helsinki Airport first in world to use 5G
Airport operator Finavia and telecoms giant Telia have brought a new big-data specialist to run around the terminal.
Read More »Anti-flying campaign grows in Sweden
Celebrities have added publicity to an initiative launched by two women trying to get 100,000 people not to fly in 2019.
Read More »Finnair warns of strikes in December
Pilots at the flag carrier’s subsidiary Norra say they may strike, but Finnair has leased a plane from DAT just in case.
Read More »Landmark new building to open in Helsinki
The grand opening of Oodi, a new library, public space a centre for events, ties in with Finland’s Independence Day celebrations this week.
Read More »Adventure travel trends for 2019 revealed
Key factors shaping adventure travel over the coming year will be making it slower, quieter, smarter and greener.
Read More »WOW posts $33.6mn nine-month loss
In the first nine months of the year, WOW air lost $33.6 million, despite a 31% increase in revenues.
Read More »No snow forces Lapland cancellations
Tour operators in the UK have been frantically calling customers after they were forced to cancel Lapland experiences.
Read More »Norway’s swamped destinations mull tourist tax
Municipalities seeing a rising tide of visitors, like Lofoten, Nordkapp, Stranda and Stryn, say the fee would fund further facilities.
Read More »Qatar Airways debuts Qsuite in Nordics
The airline’s “revolutionary” luxury “private room” and double bed are available to those who can afford it.
Read More »Intelligent humanoid robot to open event
A hospitality tech event in Dubai is deploying a robot to launch proceedings, in what could be a first for the meetings industry.
Read More »Marriott hack hits half a billion customers
Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive of Marriott International, apologises for the “colossal” security breach.
Read More »Air France may jettison Joon
Air France-KLM’s new chief executive has made clear he doesn’t understand the millennial-oriented carrier’s identity.
Read More »Wizz Air investor backs Wow Air
Deep-pocketed Arizona-based Indigo Partners has agreed in principle an unspecified WOW air investment.
Read More »Tour operators “must rethink pricing model”
As Thomas Cook (Ving, Globetrotter, Spies, Tjäreborg) confirms its losses, analysts says something must be changed in the tour operating business.
Read More »Finnair adds Russia capacity, launches share buyback
The Finnish carrier says it is responding to rising demand on both its Moscow and St Petersburg routes.
Read More »NCL to stage kinky hit musical on new ship
Besides the drag-accented musical Kinky Boots, there's also laser tag, VR, go-karts, waterslides and more.
Read More »UK and US agree post-Brexit open skies
But any airline not owned and controlled by UK nationals that wants transatlantic routes after Brexit will need a waiver from the US.
Read More »Icelandair cancels WOW purchase
The Icelandic flag carrier is cancelling its planned purchase of its low-cost competitor at the last minute.
Read More »Passengers rescued as Small Planet sinks
The charter and leisure carrier’s operating license has been suspended, but another airline is quickly available for tour operators.
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