Icelandair Hotels is finalising the sale of 80% of its shares to a subsidiary of the investment company owned by Vincent Tan, international investor and one of Malaysia's wealthiest people.
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Asiana to cut routes, stop first-class service
The troubled South Korean airline and Star Alliance member is trying to find ways to cut costs.
Read More »Volunteers clean Nordic waters with free kayaks
A Danish NGO has just launched its programme in three more locations where paddlers can use a kayak for free to clean waste from the waters of rivers and lakes.
Read More »Lufthansa places bid for Cook carrier Condor
The German’s giant’s chief executive has confirmed his company’s interest in Condor – and possibly also Thomas Cook Airlines.
Read More »Air Europa to connect Madrid and Stockholm
The Spanish airline is starting a new direct route from Stockholm to Madrid that will fly three times per week during the summer season.
Read More »Royal Caribbean opens $250mn private island
The cruise giant’s passengers will experience the tallest waterslide in North America, among many other hair-raising features.
Read More »TUI to add more high-margin hotels
The tour operating group is expanding its portfolio by more than 20 new hotels in 11 countries.
Read More »Scandic strives for greater efficiency
The pan-Nordic hotel company has released its first-quarter results and, despite increased earnings across nearly all of its segments, it still sees room for improvement.
Read More »Star Alliance unveils refurbished Paris lounge
The lounge at Paris Charles De Gaulle is open to some Star Alliance Gold members, but not all.
Read More »“Soaring demand” for nearly stillborn Norwegian route
The airline’s new flights between Dublin and Toronto Hamilton almost didn’t happen because of the grounding of the 737 MAX.
Read More »Crashed Aeroflot plane “struck by lightning”
A number of the survivors from Sunday’s horrific crash in Moscow say that lightning hit just after take-off.
Read More »Sweden’s Air Leap announces new route
The new Stockholm Arlanda-based carrier grows at a modest pace, shadowing some of the routes of now-bankrupt NextJet.
Read More »Boeing knew about MAX problems in 2017
As early as 2017, Boeing knew that the 737 MAX aircraft were being delivered with a problem in one of the key safety features.
Read More »“Best” and “worst” US airlines ranked
A new list by a personal finance website has considered several factors such as safety, comfort and pet-friendliness, coming up with a ranking of what it calls the best and the worst.
Read More »Passengers surge through Estonian airports in April
Last month, passenger numbers through Tallinn and Tartu airports were much higher than the same time last year, reflecting rising numbers of flights and changing schedules.
Read More »Eurowings to partner with Norwegian, SunExpress
The chief executive of Lufthansa’s low-cost subsidiary, Thorsten Dirks, says that the carrier will practice 'virtual interlining'.
Read More »Icelandair results worse than expected
The carrier lost almost €50 million in the first quarter of the year, and its problems are being compounded by the 737 MAX.
Read More »Air France-KLM plans job cuts after poor results
Press reports over the weekend say that the airline group will propose hundreds of redundancies later this month.
Read More »Airbnb promotes inequality in Iceland, says study
New research breaks down the stats on Airbnb properties in Iceland's capital and surroundings, finding that a high concentration has consequences for social equality.
Read More »Record numbers to cruise to Helsinki in 2019
The Port of Helsinki has revealed that this year will see record numbers of passengers and vessels arriving in the city, which follows a general trend of increasing numbers around the Baltic Sea.
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