Relaunch of international route to Scandinavian Mountains Airport: -The Scandinavian ski resorts are once again more accessible for Dutch ski enthusiasts

Relaunch of international route to Scandinavian Mountains Airport: -The Scandinavian ski resorts are once again more accessible for Dutch ski enthusiasts. Photo: Skistar/BBYTravel.

Relaunch of international route to Scandinavian Mountains Airport: -The Scandinavian ski resorts are once again more accessible for Dutch ski enthusiasts

As of 19 December 2021, Dutch company BBI Travel is relaunching its flights from Groningen Eelde Airport to Scandinavian Mountains Airport. The Dutch can return to SkiStar’s Scandinavian ski resorts on Thursday and Sunday every week, giving them a more efficient and faster journey.

Great Dane Airlines will operate the route in collaboration with Scandinavian Mountains Airport. The type of plane that will be used is the Embraer 195, with a capacity of 118 passengers.

Scandinavian Mountains Airport can already offer several attractive routes for mountain and ski enthusiasts from several Danish, British and now even Dutch cities, with Groningen Airport Eelde.

Relaunch of international route to Scandinavian Mountains Airport: -The Scandinavian ski resorts are once again more accessible for Dutch ski enthusiasts. Photo: Skistar/BBYTravel.
Relaunch of international route to Scandinavian Mountains Airport: -The Scandinavian ski resorts are once again more accessible for Dutch ski enthusiasts. Photo: Skistar/BBYTravel.

In recent years, there has been an increased interest in Scandinavian mountain experiences, both summer and winter. The Netherlands are no exception.

– The Netherlands is an important market for us and showed increased interest prior to the Corona pandemic. The Dutch generally love snow and winter sports. With this route, combined with a simple and convenient journey to our ski resorts Sälen and Trysil, plus the offer of first-class, safe mountain experiences for the whole family, we hope and believe that even more Dutch people will want to spend their holiday with us, says Mathias Lindström, Commercial Director of SkiStar AB.

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Delta slashes price of overlarge sports gear.

Delta slashes price of overlarge sports gear.

Delta slashes price of overlarge sports gear.

Delta Airlines is making it cheaper to travel with large sports equipment. It is eliminating the USD 150 specialty sports bag fee, copying what American Airlines did earlier this year.

Travellers will be paying normal baggage fees for sporting equipment as long as it meets the weight and size requirements of Delta. Delta charges USD 30 each way for the first checked bag and USD 40 for the second on domestic flights.

Delta slashes price of overlarge sports gear. Aerial view of Lausanne and Lac Leman.
Delta slashes price of overlarge sports gear. Aerial view of Lausanne and Lac Leman

This policy takes place for tickets purchased on or after July 17th. Alaska Airlines was the first carrier to slash the oversize sports equipment fees in 2017. United did the same in 2018, but only on nonstop flights to and from California for surfboards.

Delta Airlines stated: “Delta customers traveling with surfboards, bicycles, golf clubs, scuba gear and other large-sized sporting equipment will now be allowed to check them as part of their standard baggage allowance.

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