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 The budget airline Norwegian is launching 17 new routes from Denmark next year, flying from Aarhus, Denmark's second city, for the first time. https://www.thelocal.dk/20231115/norwegian-to-fly-to-17-new-destinations-from-denmark Wed, 15 Nov 2023 10:56:50 +0100 norwegian-to-fly-to-17-new-destinations-from-denmark The last month of 2021 saw low cost Scandinavian airline Norwegian significantly increase its number of passengers compared to the equivalent period in 2020. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220107/airline-norwegian-gets-seven-fold-increase-in-passengers-over-christmas Fri, 07 Jan 2022 14:56:08 +0100 airline-norwegian-gets-seven-fold-increase-in-passengers-over-christmas 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 The struggling low-cost airline Norwegian has reported its staffing subsidiaries in Denmark and Sweden have filed for bankruptcy, meaning roughly three quarters of its pilots and crew will lose their jobs. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200420/norwegian-air-declares-banktuptcy Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:12:01 +0200 norwegian-air-declares-banktuptcy Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Thursday it would temporarily lay off up to half its staff, following the US travel ban and the novel coronavirus outbreak. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200313/norwegian-airline-to-lay-off-half-its-staff-after-trump-travel-ban Fri, 13 Mar 2020 12:09:46 +0100 norwegian-airline-to-lay-off-half-its-staff-after-trump-travel-ban 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 Airline Norwegian will soon introduce a fee for bringing cabin baggage on board its planes, according to reports in Scandinavian media. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200108/passengers-on-norwegian-will-soon-have-to-pay-for-cabin-baggage Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:36:56 +0100 passengers-on-norwegian-will-soon-have-to-pay-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 Norwegian is stopping all its long distance flights from Sweden and Denmark due to low profitability, the airline announced on Wednesday morning. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191127/norwegian-cancels-long-haul-flights-from-stockholm-and-copenhagen Wed, 27 Nov 2019 11:50:13 +0100 norwegian-cancels-long-haul-flights-from-stockholm-and-copenhagen 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 A week-long strike by Scandinavian airline SAS, which stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers, has led to poor traffic figures for the airline for the month of April. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190508/revealed-how-april-pilot-strike-hit-sas-figures Wed, 08 May 2019 18:42:23 +0200 revealed-how-april-pilot-strike-hit-sas-figures Low-cost airline Norwegian is to hire 80 new pilots to for long-haul services out of Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180712/norwegian-to-open-new-hub-for-long-haul-flights-from-copenhagen Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:22:50 +0200 norwegian-to-open-new-hub-for-long-haul-flights-from-copenhagen 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 Low-cost Scandinavian airline Norwegian says it expects to operate normal services from Tuesday after cancelling flights due to understaffing. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170627/were-back-on-schedule-norwegian-after-pilot-shortage-cancellations Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:59:46 +0200 were-back-on-schedule-norwegian-after-pilot-shortage-cancellations While the east coast of the US braces itself for the worst of Storm Stella, the impact of the bad weather is already being felt on the other side of the Atlantic, as a string of flights from Scandinavia to New York have been cancelled. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170314/storm-stella-causes-cancellation-of-scandinavian-flights-to-new-york Tue, 14 Mar 2017 10:50:59 +0100 storm-stella-causes-cancellation-of-scandinavian-flights-to-new-york SAS announced its January passenger numbers on Tuesday, saying that 1.9 million travellers choose the Scandinavian airline last month. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170207/for-first-time-norwegian-flies-more-passengers-than-rival-sas Tue, 07 Feb 2017 14:25:29 +0100 for-first-time-norwegian-flies-more-passengers-than-rival-sas