STANDBY Nordic Travel and aviation news for the Nordics

The Danish hub has been named on the airline’s website as one of several new routes from Chengdu.

The Nordic hotel company says it will be taking 1.3 million straws and 120,000 cocktail sticks out of circulation.

An innovative tenant signs an agreement at the Swedish capital’s main airport for a new meeting place.

The international team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines aircraft over Ukraine accuses Russia of responsibility.

An increasingly high-cost environment is provoking differing views from Europe’s low-cost carriers about the coming year.

Drone incidents can occur anywhere up to 4,000 metres, and an expert warns that a deliberate attack is increasingly likely.

World Animal Protection says that wildlife tourist attractions in Bali and Lombok are “living hell for animals”.

With a 43% rise in room keys, there are fears for the future in places like Halong Bay, Danang and Phu Quoc.

Baggage handlers at London Luton are planning to walk out this coming bank holiday weekend, with other strikes possible too.

“What can you do if no Serbs and no Swedes have ever been to your venue and left a review?”

A video of a staged match between the world number five player and a plane goes viral.

Extra flights have been added from provincial Finland for the autumn holiday weeks, as the operator has been overwhelmed with demand.

The new Cypriot airline obtains simple boxes, three per plane, that allow passengers to stream content.

The hospitality giant signs up for eight new hotels in one go, spotlighting Thailand’s changing eastern seaboard.

Airlines in the Lufthansa Group are the latest to offer a new low fare to fight LCCs on North American routes.

“Increased optimism is making the money a little looser,” says an expert from Nordea bank.

A new alert has been raised on the Costa Blanca coastline around Alicante for the Portuguese man o’ war.

The choice is between a project forged by the two cities, and a private project by the founder of Angry Birds.

Norwegian launches a new temperature-based search function to find suitable destinations from the UK.

Israel has backed a proposal to construct a tourist cable car project with four stations.