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37 of the 78 people onboard survived, investigation committee says.

The first Boeing 737-800NG painted in the airline’s new SmartAvia branding made its first commercial flight this week.

Will accommodate 126 passengers and be able to sail in some of the most remote and pristine parts of the world.

The purpose is to show the world that the polar night is not dark, but actually full of colors, says the local project coordinator.

About 95 charter planes bring Europeans to Finnish Lapland on Sunday, one of the busiest days in aviation history of northern Scandinavia.

The first phase of Kittilä Airport’s new expansion project is nearly complete and its new areas will be open to the public next week, on Thursday, 22 November, according to national airport operator Finavia. The improvements are part of a 55 million euro project at airports across Lapland.

Flights are scheduled from Istanbul three times a week starting from next winter season.

Additional to the cruise ships, the ban will be imposed on all land based operations, like hotels, restaurants and other establishments in Longyearbyen.

Overnight stays by Japanese tourists in Lapland (Arctic Finland) have declined every month since the end of last year, according to Statistics Finland figures.

“Brim Explorer” will sail the Lofoten archipelago during summer and whale watching from Tromsø during winter.

Luxury cruise ship will next summer sail from Nome to Tromsø via the Northern Sea Route and then to Newfoundland via Greenland. In 2020, the idea is to circumnavigate the entire Arctic.