Ryanair opens Edinburgh - Haugesund route

03/09/2009 //

A direct, low-cost, 90-minute Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Haugesund, on the south west coast of Norway, was launched in July 2009.

New direct route from Aberdeen to Oslo

Eastern Airways has launched its first ever service to Oslo with an air link from Aberdeen in north east Scotland.

Svalbard one of Lonely Planet’s top ten travel destinations

The travel guide company Lonely Planet has ranked Norway’s northernmost territory as one of the world’s most exciting travel destinations for 2009.

“When I’m 66, I’ll do what I want,” is a line from a song that was a hit in Norway a decades ago. These days, this rings true for many Norwegian pensioners, who due to good health, sound finances and wanderlust, are able to buy motor homes and decide their own route for their holidays.

Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) has announced three weekly services from Bristol International Airport with the launch of a new Oslo service.

The Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley travelled to the Arctic parts of Norway earlier this year to realise her life-long ambition to see the Northern Lights in a documentary for BBC One, which attracted over six million viewers in September. Now you can see the film once again on BBC FOUR on 27 November.

As first airline globally, Norwegian, which has several routes to the UK, is now developing a new biometric solutions for faster and more secure boarding.

Joanna Lumley realises Arctic dream in Norway

The Absolutely Fabulous star Joanna Lumley travelled to the Arctic parts of Norway earlier this year to realise her life-long ambition to see the Northern Lights in a one-off special film for BBC One.

The snow is starting to cover the landscape and the winter has already arrived in the Norwegian mountains as numerous ski centres are opening to the public where the slopes are waiting to be tested.

Ryanair opens Edinburgh - Haugesund route

New direct route from Aberdeen to Oslo

Svalbard one of Lonely Planet’s top ten travel destinations

Freedom-seeking older generation opts for motor homes

SAS with new Bristol-Oslo service

Relive Joanna's Northern Lights adventure!

Norwegian airliner tests biometric boarding

Joanna Lumley realises Arctic dream in Norway

Get ready to ski in Norway!

Royal Norwegian Embassy in London