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Finnair has struck a deal with DOT LT, a Danish Air Transport subsidiary, to fly while Norra ATRs are being upgraded.

The order is for twin-engine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes, to replace four-engine aircraft.

Tromsø is by far the most profitable place in Norway to have a hotel in winter, new figures reveal.

The finance minister is forced to clarify comments by the PM, as a study with all options on the table is set to be launched.

More than 40 chic new vessels are due to be launched over the coming decade, says a new report.

Norwegian says it will demand compensation from Boeing over having to ground its 737 MAX 8 fleet.

Surrounded by a ‘village’ of shops, attractions and a hotel, the 200-plus metre Bestseller tower will dominate the Jutland landscape.

Copenhagen Airport posts another passenger growth record buoyed by upward trends – except in domestic traffic.

Changi Airport Singapore is already the world’s most recognised airport, but this will make it positively otherworldly.

Tourists are increasingly turning their backs on popular hotspots in south-east Asia for less crowded ones.

Meanwhile, the UK, France and Germany have joined other countries in banning the MAX 8 from their airspace.

The number of countries grounding Boeing's MAX 8 after Sunday’s disaster is increasing, but Icelandair and Norwegian have confidence in the model.

CCO Andreas Otto has a temporary fix – “low fares and reliability instead of low prices and trouble” – plus more VIE-CPH flights.

Ultra-long-haul routes are unlikely to be huge, experts say, while low-cost carriers will continue to be reluctant to break into long-haul.

Because the lowest prices for products can be looked up online, KLM says it will soon suspend duty-free sales on its flights.

The number of passengers at Tallinn Airport increased by 14% in February – and nearly by 40% on the Tallinn-Stockholm route.

Net turnover at Riga International Airport, the Baltics’ biggest, increased in 2018 by 11% on the previous year.

China, Ethiopia, Indonesia and others have taken the step to stop all flights, are making emergency inspections or are seeking further clarity.

Heavy turbulence injured dozens of people towards the end of a flight from Istanbul to New York.

Illegal drugs worth €620,000 and bundles of cash were found at properties and in a car owned by the director of a travel agency.