Ethiopia’s transport minister says there were altitude fluctuations in the minutes after take-off during two doomed flights.
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World’s cleanest airlines championed
Only two airlines from Europe – and none in the USA – are named in a new Skytrax list dominated by Asian carriers.
Read More »Travel can be “challenging for the health”
A new study commissioned by hotel giant IHG reveals that it’s not unusual to struggle to get to sleep while away from home.
Read More »CPH expansion targets 40mn passengers
More natural lighting and space will – eventually – be created in baggage reclaim and between gates B and C.
Read More »Air Greenland profits rise further
Air Greenland Group posted a 12% rise in profits for 2018, driven by record passenger numbers and a route to Iceland.
Read More »Greek tourism “an exemplary case study”
The travel and tourism sector is growing almost four times faster than the wider economy and is now worth 20% of GDP.
Read More »Sweden’s domestic travel slump hits BRA
The regional carrier has decided it has no choice but to postpone buying long-awaited new aircraft for the foreseeable future.
Read More »Ryanair reveals new Nordic routes
The low-cost carrier has announced a number of new routes for its next winter programme.
Read More »Tortoises disguised as buns in smuggling fail
Customs officers stopped a man trying to smuggle three tortoises into Europe by making them look like chocolate desserts.
Read More »Etihad ‘improvement’ to $1.3bn loss
Abu Dhabi's Etihad reports its third consecutive year of losses despite shedding jobs, selling aircraft and cancelling orders.
Read More »Sweden to reap EU-GCC travel boom
European visitors to the Gulf countries will leap up 29% by 2023, a report predicts, while Sweden will be popular for Gulf travellers.
Read More »airBaltic reveals another route from Tallinn
Competing directly with its neighbour’s flag carrier, airBaltic is already flying or about to fly to all three Scandinavian capitals.
Read More »Similarities between Ethiopia, Indonesia crashes
The last 737 MAX 8 aircraft flying anywhere worldwide are grounded as the United States’ FAA says there is evidence of a link.
Read More »Finnair to lease Lithuanian ATR
Finnair has struck a deal with DOT LT, a Danish Air Transport subsidiary, to fly while Norra ATRs are being upgraded.
Read More »Lufthansa Group orders 40 aircraft, sells A380s
The order is for twin-engine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A350-900 long-haul planes, to replace four-engine aircraft.
Read More »Norway hotels profit in the north, decline in the south
Tromsø is by far the most profitable place in Norway to have a hotel in winter, new figures reveal.
Read More »Malaysia Airlines “will not be shut down”: minister
The finance minister is forced to clarify comments by the PM, as a study with all options on the table is set to be launched.
Read More »Luxury cruise market to double by 2028
More than 40 chic new vessels are due to be launched over the coming decade, says a new report.
Read More »“We expect Boeing to take this bill”: Norwegian
Norwegian says it will demand compensation from Boeing over having to ground its 737 MAX 8 fleet.
Read More »Intercontinental, transfers drive CPH growth
Copenhagen Airport posts another passenger growth record buoyed by upward trends – except in domestic traffic.
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