https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Low cost airline Norwegian has registered a loss of 14.9 billion Norwegian kroner for 2020, a year in which the company saw a drastic reduction in passenger numbers and was on the brink of bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210226/airline-norwegian-posts-15-billion-kroner-loss-after-nightmare-2020 Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:18:14 +0100 airline-norwegian-posts-15-billion-kroner-loss-after-nightmare-2020 Embattled low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle, which recently filed for bankruptcy protection in Ireland, said Tuesday it had launched a similar process in Norway. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201208/norwegian-air-to-seek-bankruptcy-protection-in-norway Tue, 08 Dec 2020 12:23:55 +0100 norwegian-air-to-seek-bankruptcy-protection-in-norway Fighting for survival, low-cost Norwegian Air Shuttle filed for bankruptcy protection in Ireland on Wednesday for two of its main subsidiaries in a bid to shield itself from creditors long enough to find a solution for a financial restructuring. https://www.thelocal.dk/20201119/low-cost-airline-norwegian-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Thu, 19 Nov 2020 06:38:02 +0100 low-cost-airline-norwegian-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Norwegian Air Shuttle is reopening 76 routes from July 1, many of them linking Scandinavian capitals to Mediterranean holiday destinations. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200617/norwegian-to-restart-76-routes-from-next-month Wed, 17 Jun 2020 09:42:08 +0200 norwegian-to-restart-76-routes-from-next-month Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Tuesday it would cancel “approximately 3,000 flights” from mid-March to mid-June as the coronavirus outbreak hits travel. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200310/airline-norwegian-cancels-3000-flights-due-to-coronavirus-impact Tue, 10 Mar 2020 14:49:35 +0100 airline-norwegian-cancels-3000-flights-due-to-coronavirus-impact Passengers with airline Norwegian can no longer bring large cabin bags on board flights for free if they purchase the cheapest ticket option. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200123/airline-norwegian-begins-charging-passengers-extra-for-cabin-baggage Thu, 23 Jan 2020 15:13:40 +0100 airline-norwegian-begins-charging-passengers-extra-for-cabin-baggage Low-cost airline Norwegian is stopping all its long-distance flights from Sweden and Denmark due to low profitability. What has forced the company into making the cutbacks? https://www.thelocal.dk/20191128/why-is-norwegian-cancelling-flights-from-the-nordics-to-usa Thu, 28 Nov 2019 11:17:01 +0100 why-is-norwegian-cancelling-flights-from-the-nordics-to-usa Low-cost airline Norwegian has named the executive who must lead the company safely through an economically turbulent time. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191120/troubled-airline-norwegian-gets-new-captain-for-new-year Wed, 20 Nov 2019 19:29:35 +0100 troubled-airline-norwegian-gets-new-captain-for-new-year Low-cost airline Norwegian continued its aggressive expansion throughout 2017 with more passengers than ever before. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180105/norwegian-registers-record-year-with-33-million-passengers Fri, 05 Jan 2018 17:08:29 +0100 norwegian-registers-record-year-with-33-million-passengers Air France on Thursday said it was investigating how a passenger was put on the wrong plane, travelling with a boarding pass bearing the same name as another passenger on that flight. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170728/boarding-pass-mishap-since-copenhagen-bound-woman-to-greece Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:12:07 +0200 boarding-pass-mishap-since-copenhagen-bound-woman-to-greece For Scandinavians feeling bummed out by the approach of winter, there is already good reason to start planning an escape to warmer locales. https://www.thelocal.dk/20161011/sas-adds-15-new-routes-from-scandinavia Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:23:11 +0200 sas-adds-15-new-routes-from-scandinavia The Danish Supreme Court on Monday awarded compensation to 12 airline passengers in a ruling that could clear the way for similar rulings in favour of thousands of other airline customers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160404/danish-court-rules-in-favour-of-delayed-passengers Mon, 04 Apr 2016 17:00:11 +0200 danish-court-rules-in-favour-of-delayed-passengers Danish passengers were facing travel chaos on Monday after German airline Lufthansa cancelled 14 flights to and from Denmark’s biggest airports as a huge strike entered its fourth day. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151109/lufthansa-strike-grounds-flights-from-denmark Mon, 09 Nov 2015 10:49:14 +0100 lufthansa-strike-grounds-flights-from-denmark Just weeks after Copenhagen-based travellers learned that they can look forward to up to eleven new long-distance routes, three other routes are now disappearing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151016/sas-to-drop-three-copenhagen-routes Fri, 16 Oct 2015 15:56:04 +0200 sas-to-drop-three-copenhagen-routes A pair of announcements from rival airlines SAS and Norwegian on Thursday could give Copenhagen-based travellers many new international options in the near future. https://www.thelocal.dk/20151008/copenhagen-travelers-to-get-eleven-new-routes Thu, 08 Oct 2015 16:05:11 +0200 copenhagen-travelers-to-get-eleven-new-routes Over 20 flights in and out of Denmark were cancelled on Wednesday as German airline Lufthansa is hit by a pilot walk-out. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150909/lufthansa-strike-to-impact-hundreds-in-denmark Wed, 09 Sep 2015 10:55:37 +0200 lufthansa-strike-to-impact-hundreds-in-denmark Hot on the heels of strikes by SAS and Norwegian, flights in and out of Scandinavia are being disrupted by a Lufthansa walkout. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150318/danish-flights-hit-by-lufthansa-pilots-strike Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:22:19 +0100 danish-flights-hit-by-lufthansa-pilots-strike An 11-day strike between Norwegian Air and its Scandinavian pilots came to an end Tuesday evening after the unions won legal and financial guarantees from the parent company. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150310/norwegian-strike-over-pilots-deal Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:43:26 +0100 norwegian-strike-over-pilots-deal Norwegian airline's efforts to have a third party arbitrate the strike that has hampered traffic for ten days were shot down by the pilots' union Parat on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150309/striking-norwegian-pilots-reject-arbitration-calls Mon, 09 Mar 2015 22:06:13 +0100 striking-norwegian-pilots-reject-arbitration-calls A ten-day pilots' strike which has seen nearly all of budget airline Norwegian's Scandinavian flights grounded since Wednesday could be close to a resolution, Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150309/norwegian-pilots-strike-nearing-resolution-2 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 13:16:03 +0100 norwegian-pilots-strike-nearing-resolution-2