Nordic Aviation 2021

SASViking · Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:31 am

Singapore Airlines adds Copenhagen-Rome with 3 weekly flights from 16 July. Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900s

Schedule:
SQ352 CPH-FCO 08:15-10:35 TueFriSun A359
SQ351 FCO-CPH 08:35-11:00 MonWedSat A359

Link in Danish:
https://finalcall.travel/da/wow-singapo ... g-italien/

lesfalls · Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:31 am

SASViking wrote:
Singapore Airlines adds Copenhagen-Rome with 3 weekly flights from 16 July. Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900s

Schedule:
SQ352 CPH-FCO 08:15-10:35 TueFriSun A359
SQ351 FCO-CPH 08:35-11:00 MonWedSat A359

Link in Danish:
https://finalcall.travel/da/wow-singapo ... g-italien/

5th freedom?

SASViking · Tue Jun 22, 2021 8:45 am

lesfalls wrote:
SASViking wrote:
Singapore Airlines adds Copenhagen-Rome with 3 weekly flights from 16 July. Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900s

Schedule:
SQ352 CPH-FCO 08:15-10:35 TueFriSun A359
SQ351 FCO-CPH 08:35-11:00 MonWedSat A359

Link in Danish:
https://finalcall.travel/da/wow-singapo ... g-italien/

5th freedom?

Yes

factsonly · Tue Jun 22, 2021 9:49 am

SASViking wrote:
Singapore Airlines adds Copenhagen-Rome with 3 weekly flights from 16 July. Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900s

Schedule:
SQ352 CPH-FCO 08:15-10:35 TueFriSun A359
SQ351 FCO-CPH 08:35-11:00 MonWedSat A359

Link in Danish:
https://finalcall.travel/da/wow-singapo ... g-italien/

Interestingly the routing is:
- SIN-CPH-FCO
- FCO-CPH-SIN

SQ continues to offer a STAR Alliance connection for SIN-FCO on SQ/LH via FRA.

TUGMASTER · Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:23 am

Triangular service…?

Someone83 · Tue Jun 22, 2021 11:51 am

TUGMASTER wrote:
Triangular service…?

Not really. It goes SIN-CPH-FCO, stays overnight at FCO, and then returns FCO-CPH-SIN

Someone83 · Tue Jun 22, 2021 12:29 pm

easyJet is starting BCN, PMI and AGP from CPH. Starting mid-july, but haven't seen the frequencies

TUGMASTER · Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:36 am

Just seen Norwegian 738 LN-NGN,on its way Oslo to Kemble.
Surely lease rtn, must be too young for scrapping….
Or perhaps onward conversion stock..?

minilinde · Wed Jun 23, 2021 10:22 am

SK will take delivery of the 6th A350 today from TLS

DLBOIFIN · Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:24 pm

Ryanair launches 29 weekly flights from HEL to eight different destinations in Europe. New routes from Helsinki Airport are to London, Milan, Riga, Warsaw, Brussels, Kaunas, Paris, and Poznan. All services will begin in the coming winter schedule.

https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2021/ryanair-announces-its-expansion-finland-winter-9-new-routes-14-routes-total

ilari · Wed Jun 23, 2021 2:40 pm

DLBOIFIN wrote:
Ryanair launches 29 weekly flights from HEL to eight different destinations in Europe. New routes from Helsinki Airport are to London, Milan, Riga, Warsaw, Brussels, Kaunas, Paris, and Poznan. All services will begin in the coming winter schedule.

https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2021/ryanair-announces-its-expansion-finland-winter-9-new-routes-14-routes-total

Also TMP-STN will be started, twice weekly.

Someone83 · Wed Jun 23, 2021 6:30 pm

Widerøe keeps adding capacity at BGO. AES and MOL increases from 5x and 3x daily to 6x and 4x daily after the summer holiday. BGO-SVG also increases from today's 6x daily to 9x daily. It is not that many years ago Widerøe only flew this a few times daily

It also looks like they have to get more capacity for these flight, as all the AES and MOL flights I've checked in September are showing wetlease ATR-72 from Norra

marcogr12 · Wed Jun 23, 2021 8:20 pm

DLBOIFIN wrote:
Ryanair launches 29 weekly flights from HEL to eight different destinations in Europe. New routes from Helsinki Airport are to London, Milan, Riga, Warsaw, Brussels, Kaunas, Paris, and Poznan. All services will begin in the coming winter schedule.

https://www.finavia.fi/en/newsroom/2021/ryanair-announces-its-expansion-finland-winter-9-new-routes-14-routes-total

I imagine the flights are from other bases to HEL..Maybe next year they will consider a HEL base..I mean they're opening a base in ARN, how much more expensive could it be to expand in HEL? The only major airports in the Nordics missing are OSL where FR hasn't expanded that much and keeps majority of flights to TRF and curiously enough to KEF where all other LCCs are flying (U2,HV, EW, VY, W6) except FR..Maybe they will reconsider now with their "gamechanger" planes?

QuawerAir · Thu Jun 24, 2021 8:50 am

It seems AY has extended HEL–ORD route to a year-round service as direct flights are bookable throughout the W21/22 season. All flights are operated by A350.

Weekly frequencies as follows:
2 weekly from 1 Nov to 28 Dec 2021
3 weekly as of 31 Dec 2021
5 weekly as of 28 Feb 2021

marcogr12 · Thu Jun 24, 2021 11:49 am

factsonly wrote:
SASViking wrote:
Singapore Airlines adds Copenhagen-Rome with 3 weekly flights from 16 July. Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900s

Schedule:
SQ352 CPH-FCO 08:15-10:35 TueFriSun A359
SQ351 FCO-CPH 08:35-11:00 MonWedSat A359

Link in Danish:
https://finalcall.travel/da/wow-singapo ... g-italien/

Interestingly the routing is:
- SIN-CPH-FCO
- FCO-CPH-SIN

SQ continues to offer a STAR Alliance connection for SIN-FCO on SQ/LH via FRA.

Will it be possible to book on the FCO-CPH sector?

Someone83 · Thu Jun 24, 2021 12:01 pm

marcogr12 wrote:

Will it be possible to book on the FCO-CPH sector?

Yes, SQ seems to have 5th freedom rights here

SASViking · Thu Jun 24, 2021 7:33 pm

marcogr12 wrote:
factsonly wrote:
SASViking wrote:
Singapore Airlines adds Copenhagen-Rome with 3 weekly flights from 16 July. Flights will be operated by Airbus A350-900s

Schedule:
SQ352 CPH-FCO 08:15-10:35 TueFriSun A359
SQ351 FCO-CPH 08:35-11:00 MonWedSat A359

Link in Danish:
https://finalcall.travel/da/wow-singapo ... g-italien/

Interestingly the routing is:
- SIN-CPH-FCO
- FCO-CPH-SIN

SQ continues to offer a STAR Alliance connection for SIN-FCO on SQ/LH via FRA.

Will it be possible to book on the FCO-CPH sector?

It's sure is possible. The prices are also very reasonable in all three classes onboard

Someone83 · Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:36 am

Flyr did yesterday perform several training flight/landing checks between OSL and TRF, and on Monday they'll have a route proving flight with the Norwegian CAA, and should then be ready for first flight on Wednesday

Oykie · Sat Jun 26, 2021 9:56 am

Someone83 wrote:
Flyr did yesterday perform several training flight/landing checks between OSL and TRF, and on Monday they'll have a route proving flight with the Norwegian CAA, and should then be ready for first flight on Wednesday

I saw them flying yesterday and today. It was really cool as they are flying lower than most other traffic. Their livery looks very nice, modern and clean.

JetBuddy · Sat Jun 26, 2021 4:49 pm

SAS increases frequency CPH-LAX and CPH-SFO.

(in Danish:)
https://insideflyer.dk/sas-med-flere-afgange-til-usa/

a350lover · Mon Jun 28, 2021 7:57 am

Norwegian is flying now with two B737 based in Spain after more than 15 months, one in ALC and one in AGP.

Loads seem good. Do you see them reopening some more bases in Spain i.e. BCN? Do you see Norwegian with a maximum fleet in the near future or will they "grow" soon?

Someone83 · Mon Jun 28, 2021 8:25 am

a350lover wrote:
Norwegian is flying now with two B737 based in Spain after more than 15 months, one in ALC and one in AGP.

Loads seem good. Do you see them reopening some more bases in Spain i.e. BCN? Do you see Norwegian with a maximum fleet in the near future or will they "grow" soon?

No plans returning with a BCN base

They plan to have active 50 aircraft in the fleet later this year, increasing to 70 next summer

a350lover · Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:13 am

Spain had a big big role in their international expansion pre-covid. Norwegian has learnt from errors, but hopefully they are soon back in Spain growing.

M564038 · Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:15 am

FLYR has started their training/route proving flights today, with a flight OSL-ENVA. B738 LN-FGA.

factsonly · Mon Jun 28, 2021 2:23 pm

After an absence of many COVID months, KLM returned to AES and TRF today:

- KL1325 AMS 14.30 - AES 16.30 E175 PH-EXW

https://www.flightradar24.com/KLM41H/2836e9a0

and also to Oslo Torp:

- KL127 AMS 12.25 - TRF 14.00 E175 PH-EXU

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flig ... 7#2836a41d

The airline has decided not to re-open AMS-Vaxjo for the time being.
The only European route to remain closed.

a350lover · Mon Jun 28, 2021 9:07 pm

How many planes could Norwegian group “rescue from storage” before they really need to go shopping for fleet? Could they grow any further than 70?

davidjohnson6 · Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:05 pm

In Iceland, the Govt subsidises a triangle route about 5x per week to connect Vopnafjördur and Þórshöfn to Akureyri, the main urban area in the north of Iceland. Generally, Beech King Air 9-seater and Jetstream 32 19-seater aircraft are flown. About 10 years ago, Vopnafjördur and Þórshöfn also had bus service but those days are long gone

Why is air service used to connect these villages when roads exist, particularly in summer ?
Do these air routes have any kind of future or are they on borrowed time ?

Nami · Mon Jun 28, 2021 10:37 pm

A somewhat interesting story in the media today - Finnair would have wanted to fly long-haul from unnamed European city/cities next winter season to get some cash flow going and employ around 400 flight crew who have been laid off during the pandemic. In order to make these flights viable it would have required some temporary flexibility in the existing collective agreements. Everything was agreed upon with the pilots but the board of the Transport Workers' Union (AKT) representing the cabin crew members disagreed with some details and rejected the motion. This despite the fact that the cabin crew division itself was in favor of accepting.

However AY still has the option of leasing crew from elsewhere.

https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/finn ... 2c75d087f6

minilinde · Tue Jun 29, 2021 3:17 am

Nami wrote:
A somewhat interesting story in the media today - Finnair would have wanted to fly long-haul from unnamed European city/cities next winter season to get some cash flow going and employ around 400 flight crew who have been laid off during the pandemic. In order to make these flights viable it would have required some temporary flexibility in the existing collective agreements. Everything was agreed upon with the pilots but the board of the Transport Workers' Union (AKT) representing the cabin crew members disagreed with some details and rejected the motion. This despite the fact that the cabin crew division itself was in favor of accepting.

However AY still has the option of leasing crew from elsewhere.

https://www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/finn ... 2c75d087f6

Interesting. Any speculation on which city they are targeting?

a350lover · Tue Jun 29, 2021 5:49 am

What would make those long-haul flights viable or more interesting in terms of revenue compared to what they could potentially do in trying to regain capacity at their home hub in HEL?

seansasLCY · Tue Jun 29, 2021 6:31 am

a350lover wrote:
What would make those long-haul flights viable or more interesting in terms of revenue compared to what they could potentially do in trying to regain capacity at their home hub in HEL?

Finland has had quite strict entry rules so I guess it’s similar to Aer Lingus trying to start flights from MAN. They see an opportunity to operate flights which will bring in more cash possibly from somewhere more open than Finland.

Someone83 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:21 am

Widerøe har announced two new routes from Bergen, starting early September:
- Vagar: 2x weekly with Q400
- Alicante: 1x weekly with E190-E2

intrance · Tue Jun 29, 2021 9:20 am

davidjohnson6 wrote:
Why is air service used to connect these villages when roads exist, particularly in summer ?
Do these air routes have any kind of future or are they on borrowed time ?

Convenience, saving time. It is a 2h30 drive versus at most 1h15 flight at the second destination, and at airports of these sizes there is not a lot of hassle getting through security, if any at all at the small destinations. They probably also transport some more time critical goods and/or mail as well. I flew PSO routes like these in Sweden, where a 1h20 total travel time replaced a 4h drive. People showed up often 10-15 minutes before departure time, a quick last minute change on the loadsheet and off we went.

davidjohnson6 · Tue Jun 29, 2021 12:33 pm

I agree that flying saves time over road. However earlier this week, Vopnafjördur had 1 passenger arriving from Akureyri, and 1 passenger boarding to Akureyri. Vopnafjördur gets 5 flights per week. Yes, 5 flights per week. Fare is 43 euros one way for tourists, or 26 euros with proof of local residency - the rest is Govt subsidy. The only time critical goods I saw were newspapers - probably surpassed now by Internet

This is not an offshore island. Roads exist, many of the residents have their own 4WD vehicle, and a bus could be used by other pax en route. So why an airplane instead of a 10 seat minibus ?

Oykie · Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:32 pm

Anyone flying with the new Norwegian airline today Flyr? I hope there will be some pictures of their inaugural flight.

Someone83 · Wed Jun 30, 2021 3:54 pm

Oykie wrote:
Anyone flying with the new Norwegian airline today Flyr? I hope there will be some pictures of their inaugural flight.

I did. Will come later

SRQKEF · Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:16 pm

Someone83 wrote:
Widerøe har announced two new routes from Bergen, starting early September:
- Vagar: 2x weekly with Q400
- Alicante: 1x weekly with E190-E2

Interesting to see FAE in there, only the 3rd airline operating to the Faroes beside RC and SK. I still dream that NY (now FI) will one day restart the old RKV-FAE, like they operated on the Fokker way back when. :cloudnine:

davidjohnson6 · Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:19 pm

Perhaps RKV-FAE might be something for Norlandair ? If they can fly to Greenland...

SRQKEF · Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:45 pm

davidjohnson6 wrote:
In Iceland, the Govt subsidises a triangle route about 5x per week to connect Vopnafjördur and Þórshöfn to Akureyri, the main urban area in the north of Iceland. Generally, Beech King Air 9-seater and Jetstream 32 19-seater aircraft are flown. About 10 years ago, Vopnafjördur and Þórshöfn also had bus service but those days are long gone

Why is air service used to connect these villages when roads exist, particularly in summer ?
Do these air routes have any kind of future or are they on borrowed time ?

These towns are around 10 hours away from Reykjavik by road, and 5+ hours away from Akureyri. Compare that with a 30 minute flying time to Akureyri, timed to connect to RKV-AEY-RKV which is around 45 minutes, and you're talking about 2 hours in the air vs. 10 hours on the road to Reykjavik. That, coupled with a lack of large towns in the surrounding area, means that cargo and essential travel alone guarantees these routes survive. It would really surprise me if that route ever got cancelled due to the aforementioned factors.

Couple that with some of the largest and most lucrative fly fishing rivers that are located in the area, giving extra demand from foreign travellers in the summer months which means it borders on being profitable without the subsidies - especially on the 9 seat King Air.

Remember that back in the day, NY used to fly 50 seater F50s RKV-AEY-VPN-THO-AEY-RKV! Those days are long gone now. :cloudnine:

SRQKEF · Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:48 pm

davidjohnson6 wrote:
Perhaps RKV-FAE might be something for Norlandair ? If they can fly to Greenland...

That would be interesting, Norlandair already has a footprint in RKV since they took over the EAS routes to Bildudalur (BIU) and Gjögur (GJR) from Eagle Air last year which means they now have a B200 based here. However, given that Atlantic used to fly RKV-FAE on the A319 and now flies the A320neo to KEF, I think FNA would have a hard time competing against that on such a small aircraft (unless they leased the Q200 from NY, like they do to BIU on a case by case basis when demand calls for it).

Oykie · Wed Jun 30, 2021 5:07 pm

Someone83 wrote:
Oykie wrote:
Anyone flying with the new Norwegian airline today Flyr? I hope there will be some pictures of their inaugural flight.

I did. Will come later

I thought you might :-)

still remember E190-E2 first flight with you onboard Wideroe

davidjohnson6 · Thu Jul 01, 2021 3:06 pm

I hope Play in Iceland have a good pot of cash to burn... 30 pax each paying cheap fares on an A321 for almost 3 hours is a little concerning

Someone83 · Thu Jul 01, 2021 5:02 pm

Ethiopian Cargo is increasing their OSL-ICN route from 2x to 3x weekly

Someone83 · Thu Jul 01, 2021 8:52 pm

LN-RRK har left the SAS fleet

From Skyliner

Boeing 737 -883 32278 1169 LN-RRK SAS ferried 29-30jun21 OSL-BGR-ROW on return to lessor

minilinde · Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:04 am

davidjohnson6 wrote:
I hope Play in Iceland have a good pot of cash to burn... 30 pax each paying cheap fares on an A321 for almost 3 hours is a little concerning

30 pax each way on the first day of operation? To CPH?

davidjohnson6 · Fri Jul 02, 2021 9:26 am

To STN, not CPH. And no, it wasn't their launch flight on the route - so no journalists going for free trips
I got the number slightly wrong - not 30 pax but 35 pax
Their A321 is in a somewhat spacious configuration, but with Play offering just a single class of seats, I would expect about 230 seats on a comparable airline.

Someone83 · Sat Jul 03, 2021 5:19 am

Jettime is back in business, operating its first flight CPH-CHQ on Thursday

Someone83 · Sat Jul 03, 2021 6:45 am

Oykie wrote:
Anyone flying with the new Norwegian airline today Flyr? I hope there will be some pictures of their inaugural flight.

Have posted some photos here:

https://forum.flyprat.no/showthread.php?t=153841

I do plan to create a report in English and post it here at Airliners.net later

Oykie · Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:36 am

Someone83 wrote:
Oykie wrote:
Anyone flying with the new Norwegian airline today Flyr? I hope there will be some pictures of their inaugural flight.

Have posted some photos here:

https://forum.flyprat.no/showthread.php?t=153841

I do plan to create a report in English and post it here at Airliners.net later

Thank you for sharing your Norwegian trip report with pictures! It seems like they had a successful launch, without any major technical breakdown even though the app check in seem to have some issues. Cool to see they have sky interior. Are the grey seats covered in airline specific fabric?

Someone83 · Sat Jul 03, 2021 10:41 am

Oykie wrote:
Are the grey seats covered in airline specific fabric?

Don't think so. Looks more a generic grey

The first two aircraft was from Pegasus, including their red seatbelts. From what I've heard, the next two aircraft are ex-Norwegian. So remains to see if there are different seats then

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