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A new campaign urges travel agents to use a booking code to alert airlines about travellers who may need assistance.

A new codeshare makes it easier to plan a journey across the Atlantic using Virgin Atlantic, Air France, KLM and Delta flights.

A seminar set for the end of May has announced the speakers, including a bestselling author and a footballer.

Female cabin crew will be able to work without using makeup and can now wear trousers if they want to.

The incident exposes the fact that pilots in the US have been authorised to carry guns since the September 2001 terror attacks.

The state-controlled carrier is sticking to a transformation plan as it posts a deepening loss for 2018.

Powered by artificial intelligence, Zoe has been designed to eventually be placed in every stateroom to “enrich the cruise vacation”.

The regional airline had a tough year fighting multiple aircraft failures and government taxation, as its financial results make clear.

Niels Smedegaard is to leave the ferry and shipping giant at the end of next month, to be replaced by Torben Carlsen.

An engine on an A320 accelerating on the runway suddenly failed, prompting the pilots to slam on the brakes.

The international airports of the capital Vilnius, second city Kaunas and coastal Palanga saw 6.3 million passengers in 2018.

A new app provides access to the continuous connectivity of its fleet and is “defining a new product category”.

It’s best for agents to market the future ships by keeping them distinct from MSC Yacht Club, the executive chairman advises.

A new government report outlines the costs of using biofuels on flights and says Sweden should work closely with airlines.

The two countries’ finance ministers met today to pledge to work together on the group’s strategy, on an equal basis.

Despite passenger numbers rising to almost 9.8 million in 2018, several factors combined to lower revenues and profit.

Rabindra Adhikari was among seven people killed after visiting a remote hilltop temple in the east of the country.

Finnair and Icelandair were among 33 airlines competing in the Cellars in the Sky 2018 awards, now in their 33rd year.

As many as nine cocktail bars across the Nordic and Baltic region are among the top 50 in the European Union.