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Avinor has internally swapped the executives in the positions of the director of Oslo Airport and the executive vice president for operations and infrastructure for the group.

Copenhagen Airport will be certified CO2 neutral in the coming week, based on a project employing climate compensation.

Avinor Oslo Airport announced that the Lufthansa-Turkish airlines joint venture will operate a new direct flight from Oslo Airport to Konya in Turkey.

The title of Estonia’s Leading Business Hotel has been won by the Radisson Blu Sky Hotel at the international tourism and hospitality contest World Travel Awards for the second consecutive year.

Korean carriers are grumbling about Finnair opening up a new route to the southern coastal city when it already flies to Seoul.

The Scandinavian carrier says that flights on its new fuel-efficient and comfortable Airbus A350s will begin in January 2020.

Latvia’s transport minister says that the Latvian aviation industry could reach Swedish levels within the next decade.

Norway has introduced new rules for cruise ships and ferries in Svalbard with the aim of improving safety.

VisitSilkeborg has become a part of VisitAarhus, as the second destination to merge with it in six months.

The tour operator group is expanding its growing portfolio in Greece and its islands to a total of 49 hotels.

This summer, Finnair will operate charter flights between Germany and Greenland on one of the company's A321s.

Budget airline Norwegian has confirmed it will not resume its transatlantic flights from Cork or Shannon this year and will bus passengers booked on those flights to Dublin.

Europe’s air-safety regulator has revealed plans to grade aircraft according to carbon emissions so passengers can make a choice when flying.

A Yemeni rebel missile hit Abha International Airport’s arrivals hall in southwestern Saudi Arabia on June 12, wounding 26 civilians.

To bring tourists back after the deadly Easter attacks, Sri Lanka is hosting international events and relaxing rules.

Europe will be “the first region in the world with a comprehensive set of rules ensuring safe, secure and sustainable operations of drones”.

An Icelandair 757 flying from Denmark to Iceland was forced to make an emergency landing in Norway after the crew had to shut down an engine.

The online travel platform Travelstart, which had its start in Sweden, has signed a deal to secure a 100% stake in Africa’s Club Travel Group.

The hotel giant has announced a third property in the country, and this one is to be located in the far north.

With growing concern over the environmental impact of flying, sleeper train services are set to experience a resurgence in popularity.