A total of slightly more than 2.7 million passengers traveled through Avinor’s airports in January, which is an increase of 4.2 percent compared to January 2009. International traffic is experiencing the strongest increase, with 5.9 percent, while domestic traffic increased by 3.6 percent “The total number of passengers in January is just above the figure [...]
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 Aalesund (AaFK) won the Norwegian Cup for the first time after beating Molde (MFK) 5-4 in a penalty shootout at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo on Nov. 7. By Kjell Olav Strømslie Despite being down to 10 men AaFK defeated their neighbor MFK in a dramatic ending on Sunday. “This is fantastic,” said Aalesund coach [...]  This winter, Hurtigruten invites guests to experience Norwegian culture with six distinctive theme vacations, each of which feature a sailing along Norway’s stunning 1,250-mile west coast between Bergen and Kirkenes, above the Arctic Circle, aboard one of its modern vessels. The themes highlight different aspects of the region, from the Northern Lights Festival in [...]  This year’s third issue of Forskning magazine features an interview with Fred Kavli, a billionaire philanthropist with Norwegian roots, whose tremendous efforts on behalf of research invoke the spirit of another Nordic benefactor, Alfred Nobel. “Wealthy Norwegians don’t know what they are missing,” says the American billionaire philanthropist Fred Kavli in the Norwegian dialect [...] For further information visit: Visitmr.com  Despite a reduction in air traffic all over the world, including at Oslo Airport, five new airlines have successfully opened new routes at Oslo Airport over the past few months. In addition, Norwegian has opened a route to Amsterdam and has announced new international routes to Dublin and Vienna and domestic routes to Haugesund [...]  Low fare airline Norwegian has reported the most profitable Q2 in the airline’s history. Earnings before tax (EBT) were MNOK 245, an improvement of more than MNOK 330 compared to the same period in 2008. Norwegian carried close to 2.8 million passengers in the second quarter of 2009 – an increase of 440 000 [...]  Rade Prica scored in the 16th minute to give Rosenborg a 1-0 win at Strømgodset Sunday and a seven-point lead atop the Norwegian first-division standings, reports the Associated Press. Rosenborg could have won by a much bigger margin but Prica, a Swedish striker who used to play for Sunderland, wasted several chances for the [...]  Per Ciljan Skjelbred scored early in the first half for Rosenborg to beat Stabæk 1-0 and give the Trondheim side a 10-point lead in the Norwegian league on June 24. Skjelbred, left unmarked in the box, beat Norway goalkeeper Jon Knudsen in the 16th minute. Alexander Tettey set up Skjelbred for his first goal [...]  Rosenborg top the Norwegian Tippeligaen with two games played after they followed up their opening day win over Vålerenga with a 4-2 win in Tromsø. Three points were won in a snowy Alfheim stadium in the first away game of the season. The Trondheim-based visitors took the lead after 16 minutes through Ghanaian Alexander [...] |
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