Travel

Ryanair cancel 18,000 flights

Ryanair has canceled 18,000 scheduled flights during the winter months. About 400,000 passengers, in both the UK and Norway, are affected.   The 400,000 passengers…


Film recording at the Pulpit rock in November

Film recording at the Pulpit rock in November The film recording of the «Mission: Impossible» film at the Pulpit Rock is set to November this…



RUNDE BIRD ISLAND

Runde Bird Island

Out in the jaws of the ocean in Herøy Municipality lies the bird island of Runde.   The bird cliffs are the southermost in Norway,…


Café at Oslo Airport closed after salmonella outbreak

Joe & the juice at Oslo Airport is closed after an outbreak of salmonella, reports the chain in a press release.   The Norwegian Food…


Better protection for self made travel package

Consumers to get better protection for self made travel package A new travel package law directive was incorporated into the EEA Agreement on Friday, giving…


Norwegian wants to buy Monarch

Norwegian wants to buy Monarch Norwegian is in talks with British airline Monarch Airlines to buy up all or part of the company, reports sources to…


Provides for debt negotiation for Norwegians abroad

Provides for debt negotiation for Norwegians abroad As of October 1st, Norwegians living abroad can apply for debt negotiations, according to an announcement from the…



Norway will meet Russia for talks on airspace agreement

Norwegian Airline wants direct routes between Norway and Tokyo, but an old deal between Scandinavian countries and Russia prohibits it. The original 1956 agreement with…


Ryanair

Ryanair cancels 22 flights to and from Norway

Ryanair cancels 22 flights to and from Norway The low cost airline, Ryanair, cancels 22 flights to and from Norway between September 18 and October…


Wonderful Lofoten, beauty of Norway

Wonderful Lofoten, the gem of beautiful Norway Still need a final push before visiting Norway? watch this wonderful timelapse from Lofoten while you figure how…


Norwegian imprisoned in Brazil for drug trafficking

Norwegian imprisoned in Brazil for drug trafficking The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that a Norwegian is imprisoned in Brazil. Local media reports that the…


MS Richard With

Expedition Norway

Expedition Norway, daybook On the 24th July 2017 I pedaled off from Kirkenes, with MS Richard With and a few lovely people waving me off….


Passport

One in ten Norwegians don’t have a passport

About half a million Norwegian citizens don’t have a valid passport, and are thus, basically unable to travel abroad.   Although there are approximately 4.8…


Strong growth in passenger numbers at Torp airport

In August, 193,353 passengers travelled either to, or from, Torp Sandefjord Airport. This represents a growth of 44.5% over the same period the year before….



SAS asks passengers to consider rebooking trip

Passengers flying with SAS Airline on Thursday should consider rebooking their trip, said the company. Passengers flying with SAS Airline on Thursday should consider rebooking…


Mathallen Food Hall

Mathallen Food Hall

Indoor food market with more than 30 specialty shops, cafés and eateries that offer high-quality food products from Norway and special foreign imports. READ MORE…


All Norwegian SAS pilots on a strike from Thursday

All Norwegian SAS pilots on a strike from Thursday The SAS pilots strike escalates on Thursday. Then, all the Norwegian SAS pilots go on strike,…