STANDBY Nordic Travel and aviation news for the Nordics

As of October 26, Nordica will hand over ticket sales to LOT and only operate flights for the foreseeable future.

Four facial recognition kiosks have been installed in Keflavik International Airport as part of a six-month pilot program for the Schengen area.

The Kingdom of Bahrain purchased a retired Boeing 747 jumbo jet and placed it at the bottom of the sea as part of a new underwater park.

The Norwegian carrier Widerøe has begun operating flights to Tivat using the latest generation of the Embraer E190 aircraft.

Icelandair is planning to use leased Bombardier Dash-8 Q400s to open up new routes from Keflavík to both Dublin and Manchester.

Wynn Resorts Encore Boston Harbor has opened its doors as the first casino in the US city.

The Swedish online travel agency Etraveli Group has announced they have acquired the Canadian based air tech company TripStack and the online travel agency Flight Network.

A Brussels Airlines flight from Belgium to the United States turned back above the mid-Atlantic for “operational reasons”.

Melbourne will be the first pilot city for Uber Air outside of the US, with test flights scheduled to start from 2020 and commercial operations from 2023.

The German airline will begin two new services from Munich to Newcastle in the UK and Tallinn in Estonia.

Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has announced plans to open a resort in southeastern Iceland in 2022.

The Swedish rail operator SJ says there has been a significant increase in travellers using its services this midsummer compared to last year.

International Airlines Group has announced its intent to buy 200 Boeing 737 MAX 8 and MAX 10 jets.

Avia Solutions Group will acquire Chapman Freeborn with the predicted revenue of the new group to reach €1 billion in 2019.

Finnair has started a new digital travel service to attract international travellers to Finland and the Nordics.

A revised outlook of significantly lower profits from Lufthansa Group due partly to its subsidiary Eurowings sent the airline’s stock price tumbling.

Turboprop manufacturer ATR is facing a drop in deliveries resulting from a pilot shortage and other factors.

Two Danish brands, Bjarke Ingles Group and Tivoli, have partnered for a hotel development project in the centre of the Danish capital.

Airbus has unveiled the A321XLR at the Paris Air Show 2019, complementing its A321neo family of aircraft.

The first of new LOT Polish Airlines flights to Beirut have begun from Warsaw Chopin Airport.