The low-cost carrier has decided to increase its frequencies to London as well as to Warsaw in the wake of the WOW air bankruptcy.
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Norwegian fights debt with new aircraft sale
As it reports its performance figures for March, impacted by the grounding of its MAX aircraft, Norwegian sells two more 737-800s.
Read More »New Swedish hotel booking site links with Novasol
The recently launched accommodation booking site BookingSweden.se has joined forces with holiday specialist Novasol.
Read More »Berlin is in, New York and Dubai are out
Destinations closer to home are popular among Swedes this Easter, but more distant cities are out of favour.
Read More »Swedish museums to meet in Östersund
A “spring meeting” during three days will stress Swedish values and present the Museum of the Year 2019 award.
Read More »SAS strike looms as pilot talks fail
SAS pilots in Denmark, Norway and Sweden warn that a strike will start on April 26 if mediation between the two sides fails.
Read More »Novair closes its base in Oslo
The Swedish charter airline is having to adapt to changes in the outbound business that are affecting the tour operator Apollo.
Read More »Rolls-Royce engine wear grounds SIA 787s
The engine maker promises a quick fix for Dreamliners around the world as Singapore Airlines grounds two of its 787-10s.
Read More »Three new airlines for Finland – and lots more frequencies
Air Serbia, Tibet Airlines and Juneyao Air will start operations at HEL in 2019, while Finnair is also starting new routes.
Read More »Legendary hotel reopens after $150mn refit
Once a meeting place for local and international society, Trondheim’s Britannia Hotel has been dragged into a new era.
Read More »Tourists in Iceland escape glacier’s waves
A group of tourists ran for their lives as huge waves approached the shore in the Breiðamerkurlón glacial lagoon.
Read More »Norwegian opens base at Billund
The airport’s chief executive champions Norwegian for “filling the gap” left by the demise of Primera Air last year.
Read More »SAS reveals new Stockholm-Beirut route
The new route complements an existing SAS route to the Lebanese coastal capital city from Copenhagen.
Read More »Wizz Air forecasts €300m full-year profit
The low-cost carrier says its profits will be at the upper end of expectations this year, thanks to rising demand.
Read More »airBaltic posts 46% rise in profit
The Latvian airline is reporting profit of €5.4 million for 2018, on the back of record revenues of €400 million.
Read More »WOW air: Iceland’s biggest ever mass layoff
The bankruptcy of WOW air has led to layoffs that number in the thousands. Unions and the government are rescuing some of these people.
Read More »Business travel glossary of phrases listed
Phrases, terms and abbreviations that “every travel manager should know” are listed, from deadhead to open-jaw.
Read More »S7 owner killed in plane crash
One of Russia's richest women, co-owner of oneworld member S7, has been killed in a light aircraft crash in southern Germany.
Read More »Delays expected as strike starts at CPH
Baggage handlers working with flights by low-cost carriers in Copenhagen started a strike today, the airport confirms.
Read More »Sweden to launch night trains to Europe
As Sweden continues to move against air travel, the Green Party in the new government is committing to a tender for regular night trains.
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