The Northern Norwegian city of Tromsø is located within the Arctic Circle and plays a vital role in the region’s tourism and economic development. While the vast majority of Tromsø’s capacity is domestic, there has been a considerable increase in new international capacity, including from multiple new routes. According to Cirium schedules information, Tromsø has 172,000 departing international […]
January 30, 2024 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis, Top Story
Norwegian introduced a new seasonal winter service between Tromsø and Milan BGY on Tuesday January 16. The 2,725-kilometre route will be maintained 2-weekly, on Tuesdays and Saturdays, with the 186-seat 737-800 aircraft. The LCC becomes the only operator between the two cities. Flights will run until 3 April. What they said Giacomo Cattaneo, Director of […]
January 19, 2024 | Latest Route News +
Austrian Airlines now serves Tromsø in northern Norway after the Star Alliance carrier began weekly (Saturday) service from Vienna on 17 December. The 2,410-kilometre route will be flown using the airline’s A320 fleet and will operate until the end of March. Interestingly, Cirium data also shows the route operating weekly next June, July and August. […]
December 29, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Norway’s distinctive topography and terrain mean that air travel is far more important in keeping communities connected than in most other countries. Travelling by land between the major towns and communities, scattered mostly up Norway’s west coast, can be a time-consuming business. Sea journeys, although more direct, are also relatively slow. Norway is therefore heavily […]
May 18, 2022 | Airlines, Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
Hot on the heels of the first flight by Icelandic newcomer PLAY, Wednesday 30 June saw the inaugural commercial flight by another new European carrier, Norway’s Flyr. The airline began with a domestic route from its base in Oslo to Tromsø, operated by a 737-800 (registration LN-FGA). The first flight, operating as FS 408 (a […]
July 2, 2021 | Latest Route News +