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An investigation has been launched into why a British Airways flight went to Scotland “by mistake”.

Although arrivals from Western countries have plummeted since the Rohingya crisis, there are signs of a turnaround.

The latest route announcement from Keflavik confirms Wizz as the first non-Icelandic carrier to operate ten routes from the airport.

Air France, KLM and their respective brands have laid bare their 2019 summer schedules, long-haul and short-haul.

A Danish chef has been brought in to harvest the catch of the rough seas and serve it in an underwater tube for up to 40 guests.

London’s Heathrow Airport has crowned the rapidly modernising flag carrier of Oman, beating last year’s winner SAS.

It now has 222 female pilots, up from 128 in 2015 – a 73% rise from when it began to accelerate its recruitment of female pilots.

With the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft likely to drag on for months, some airlines are in a far worse position than others.

But the low-cost carrier will be flying into direct competition with several other airlines on its new route.

The properties will get more spacious conference zones and many new rooms – including what will be Scandic’s biggest hotel in the country.

Lauda has altered its name from Laudamotion and announced a second route to Gothenburg – and many more flights from Vienna.

The new urban destination Jubileumsparken is the winner of a Swedish Architects award for best landscape architecture.

A new website advises visitors to the US where to find legal ‘420-friendly’ lodging, cannabis clubs and dispensaries.

Saddled with debts of more than $1bn, Jet Airways is struggling to stay in the air, risking 23,000 jobs.

In comes a prominent businessman from northern Jutland to help get the new airline’s first plane off the ground.

Amid the controversy over its 737 MAX aircraft, Boeing unveiled the 777X in an employee-only preview rather than a public event.

CLIA pledges that member cruise lines will cut the rate of carbon emissions across the industry by 40% by 2030.

The president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 will be the headline speaker at the WTTC Global Summit 2019.

New research reveals Egypt’s travel and tourism sector growing by 16.5%, second only to Ethiopia in the whole of Africa.

Together with more frequencies on Helsinki-Tromsø, Helsinki-Trondheim will be attractive for Norwegians, Finns – and Asians.