https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Well over half of the overall fall in new citizenships last year can be accounted for by a sharp drop in the number of Syrians getting a Norwegian passport. A new analysis by Statistics Norway points to the likely reason why. https://www.thelocal.no/20250505/why-the-number-of-syrians-getting-norwegian-citizenship-halved Mon, 05 May 2025 18:28:31 +0200 why-the-number-of-syrians-getting-norwegian-citizenship-halved Norwegian will buy fellow airline Widerøe for 1.1 billion kroner, the company said in a stock exchange announcement Thursday. https://www.thelocal.no/20230706/airline-norwegian-announces-takeover-of-regional-operator-wideroe Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:22:47 +0200 airline-norwegian-announces-takeover-of-regional-operator-wideroe Following the collapse of Flyr, competitors Norwegian and SAS have snapped up former staff, equipment and aircraft from the bankrupt airline.  https://www.thelocal.no/20230217/norwegian-and-sas-take-on-staff-and-planes-from-bankrupt-flyr Fri, 17 Feb 2023 12:38:36 +0100 norwegian-and-sas-take-on-staff-and-planes-from-bankrupt-flyr 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.no/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.no/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 Customers can no longer pay or earn cash points on flights with low-cost airline Norwegian. https://www.thelocal.no/20210203/airline-norwegian-freezes-reward-programme-amid-crisis Wed, 03 Feb 2021 13:49:57 +0100 airline-norwegian-freezes-reward-programme-amid-crisis The Norwegian government has said it is prepared to offer a loan to low-cost airline Norwegian, which is fighting to stave off bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.no/20210121/norways-government-offers-hope-to-ailing-airline-norwegian Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:54:07 +0100 norways-government-offers-hope-to-ailing-airline-norwegian Norwegian Air Shuttle, a pioneer in low-cost long-haul flights, said on Thursday it would drop long distance routes and focus on Europe as it tries to restructure and avoid bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.no/20210114/low-cost-airline-norwegian-drops-long-haul-services Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:00:25 +0100 low-cost-airline-norwegian-drops-long-haul-services Shareholders of struggling low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle on Thursday backed a rescue plan that includes debt conversion, a new share issue and reduction of the fleet. https://www.thelocal.no/20201217/shareholders-back-norwegian-air-rescue-plan Thu, 17 Dec 2020 16:38:19 +0100 shareholders-back-norwegian-air-rescue-plan 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.no/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 Embattled low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle on Thursday unveiled the details of its restructuring plan aimed at rescuing it from bankruptcy. https://www.thelocal.no/20201203/bankruptcy-threatened-airline-norwegian-unveils-rescue-plan Thu, 03 Dec 2020 17:05:55 +0100 bankruptcy-threatened-airline-norwegian-unveils-rescue-plan 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.no/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 Beleaguered low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has only 318 million euros to see it through the winter, its quarterly report showed on Tuesday, a day after Oslo refused to mount another bailout. https://www.thelocal.no/20201110/how-close-is-airline-norwegian-to-bankruptcy-2 Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:46:51 +0100 how-close-is-airline-norwegian-to-bankruptcy-2 Beleaguered low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle has only 318 million euros to see it through the winter, its quarterly report showed on Tuesday, a day after Oslo refused to mount another bailout. https://www.thelocal.no/20201110/how-close-is-airline-norwegian-to-bankruptcy Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:46:51 +0100 how-close-is-airline-norwegian-to-bankruptcy Norway's government refused Monday to mount another bailout for struggling low-cost carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle which said the "slap in the face" meant its future was uncertain. https://www.thelocal.no/20201109/oslo-refuses-new-norwegian-air-bailout Mon, 09 Nov 2020 12:32:39 +0100 oslo-refuses-new-norwegian-air-bailout Low-cost airline Norwegian Air Shuttle, which was struggling even before the Covid-19 pandemic paralysed the aviation industry, said Friday its losses quadrupled in the first half of 2020. https://www.thelocal.no/20200828/airline-norwegian-quadruples-losses-in-first-half-of-2020 Fri, 28 Aug 2020 16:19:27 +0200 airline-norwegian-quadruples-losses-in-first-half-of-2020 Norwegian Air Shuttle is reopening 76 routes from July 1, many of them linking Scandinavian capitals to Mediterranean holiday destinations. https://www.thelocal.no/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 aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation, controlled by the Chinese state, has become a major shareholder in Norwegian Air Shuttle as part of the ailing airline's rescue plan, Norwegian said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20200520/china-become-norwegians-biggest-owner-after-debt-swap Wed, 20 May 2020 16:13:24 +0200 china-become-norwegians-biggest-owner-after-debt-swap The shareholders of Norwegian Air Shuttle have voted overwhelmingly for a rescue package that will see them diluted to just 5 percent of the company's equity. https://www.thelocal.no/20200504/norwegian-shareholders-vote-for-rescue-package Mon, 04 May 2020 12:07:27 +0200 norwegian-shareholders-vote-for-rescue-package 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.no/20200420/norwegian-air-declares-banktuptcy Mon, 20 Apr 2020 15:12:01 +0200 norwegian-air-declares-banktuptcy