Norwegian’s boss Bjørn Kjos appears unfazed, but IAG’s move will make it harder for Norwegian to raise cash.
Read More »New director of Gothenburg airport named
Anna Strömwall, who starts her new job at Landvetter next month, has previously been head of security screening at Stockholm Arlanda.
Read More »Airline removes family due to “body odour”
A young family is accusing American Airlines of removing them from a plane because they are Jewish.
Read More »Danish airfare intelligence firm recruits Sabre exec
Dominique Leroux joins Infare as vice president of marketing from being responsible for marketing at Sabre in Asia Pacific.
Read More »Northern Lights dazzle in Tivoli Gardens
Tivoli Gardens is expanding its season into February, with new attractions coinciding with Valentine’s Day and Chinese New Year.
Read More »New trends spotlighted for meetings and events
Five trends are expected to ‘disrupt’ the business events industry over the coming five years, a study finds.
Read More »SAS goes long range with A321LR
The Scandinavian airline is expanding its fleet by leasing a set of long-range aircraft, to enter the fleet in the next 18 months.
Read More »Aarhus and Airbnb partner for promotion
The online housing giant will collaborate with VisitAarhus in promoting the city and attracting new visitor segments.
Read More »Nordics do well in top 100 corporate hotels
As many as 13 Nordic properties feature in Egencia’s 2019 list of the “top 100 preferred corporate hotels”
Read More »“What revolution looks like”: first pilot-less passenger flight
Boeing’s newly designed autonomous passenger air vehicle has completed its first flight, with more testing to follow.
Read More »River cruise attracts ‘new-to-cruise’ clients, agents say
A new CLIA report for travel agents says that river cruises are a great way to introduce clients to cruising.
Read More »Estonia reaches out to meeting planners
Meeting and events planners across Europe are invited to the Meet Estonia 2019 workshop and fam trip.
Read More »Qatar Airways chief is outspoken in Gothenburg
Akbar Al Baker hosted a press conference in which he praised the Nordic region but criticised airline alliances.
Read More »Swedish cruise design firm booms
Tillberg Design of Sweden has just opened an office in Miami and says that business is growing rapidly.
Read More »Flights stop as drone flies 9m from plane
Police are investigating as drone sightings disrupt operations at a major US airport.
Read More »Faroes expands new tour booking platform
The biggest tour booking platform for the Faroe Islands has expanded, with over 100 local tours and activities available.
Read More »Iceland to see record number of cruise ships
Rising numbers of ships and passengers shows no signs of slowing down, while Cruise Iceland is up for a major award.
Read More »Helsinki Airport’s new “central square” to open
But before the new square, called Aukio, is unveiled there will be time for “test passengers” to give their feedback.
Read More »Europe’s big five airlines pass 50% market share
The bigger airlines “are using the crisis among smaller carriers to entrench their positions by gaining taking market share”.
Read More »Gatwick drone chaos cost easyJet €17mn
Last month’s drone incident at the London airport cost easyJet dearly, but despite this and Brexit demand is still “robust”.
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