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Who might take the helm when longstanding chief executive Bjørn Kjos, 72, plans to retire in the next year or two? In an interview, Kjos also has words for Ryanair.

The operator says that “many customers” were put off booking holidays this summer, deciding instead to stay at home.

SAS has launched a new partnership, valid from today, to offer concerts and shows across the Nordic region.

Film taken by a passenger shows handlers aggressively throwing suitcases onto a trolley, damaging them.

The Philippine president described the beach paradise as a “cesspool” and shut it down. Has it recovered?

The initiative is aimed at getting more young women to train to be pilots, engineers, flight mechanics and managers.

The airline says that by increasing access to pre-ordered meals 80,000 flights a year, it can cut down on waste and weight.

Cathay Pacific and Qantas have signed a new codeshare agreement “to bring Australia and Asia closer”.

The passengers on a flight in India suffered severe pain because the crew forgot to pressurise the cabin.

The airline will carry the papal delegation on an A220-300 between the three Baltic capitals and back to Rome.

The car hire giant Hertz is fighting back after some challenging years. That includes reaching out to female business travellers.

Qatar Airways’ new four-times-weekly Penang-Doha flights have helped to bring Europeans back to Malaysia.

The Icelandic airline group wants to buy the little-known airline to access a strategic mid-point in the Atlantic.

An aircraft goes back into the paint shop after a spelling mistake on its side, despite already having been in the air.

Prices right across the Nordic region are far higher than elsewhere on the continent, whether for a hotel room or a beer.

Anki Sandberg of the Trollhättan Convention Bureau is excited about the future for Sweden’s network of convention bureaus.

More Norwegians than ever say they will either travel abroad or holiday in other parts of Norway this autumn.

A small but ambitious airport on England’s south coast wants new routes and a major capacity boost.

The group says that all scheduled flights will continue to operate as it restructures its German business.

The low-cost carrier will start flights to Oslo’s main airport for the first time as part of an expansion from Poland.