Air Travel

Question:

I’m looking for information on flying from Oslo, Norway to St. John’s, Canada.  Plans are to travel after Sept 15/97.  If you can give me any information pertaining to the cost of flying and the cheapest times to fly I would really apprecite it. Thx

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Could you be clearer,  Saint John, NB or Saint John’s NF?  I assume Saint John’s Newfoundland.   I suppose there are flights from St. John’s via Frobisher Bay, Greenland and Copenhagen, but I know this is very expensive. One way you might consider is to fly Halifax-Iceland-Oslo on Icelandair. I suspect they will be the cheapest, and with the least hassle.  Fares drop after October 1.  If you can get a cheap flight to London, then Ryanair has inexpensive flights from London Stansted to Stockholm, and Debonair flies from London Luton to Copenhagen.  Intra-European flights to/from Norway are still not cheap as Norway is not part of the EU and thus air travel to/from Norway has not been deregulated. As I joked to my Norwegian friend the last time I was there, having just arrived from EU-land Denmark, "I am no longer in Europe" Personally I would do the Icelandair itinerary.  Great service and the chance for a stopover in Iceland.  Also Keflavik Airport has only eight or ten gates, so its a bit less crowded than Heathrow and Kennedy -Erik

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>Intra-European flights >to/from Norway are still not cheap

True. > as Norway is not part of the EU

True. >and >thus air travel to/from Norway has not been deregulated.

False. Norway is effectively part of the inner EU market, and the air industry within and to/from Norway has been deregulated for a few years now. It is a small market, and Oslo airport is heavily congested (a new airport will be finished next year), which may be reasons why we don’t see any cut-price airlines serving Norway yet. >As I joked to my Norwegian friend the last time I was there, having just >arrived from EU-land Denmark, "I am no longer in Europe"

A common misconception, but still far from correct. >Personally I would do the Icelandair itinerary.  Great service and the >chance for a stopover in Iceland.  Also Keflavik Airport has only eight or >ten gates, so its a bit less crowded than Heathrow and Kennedy

Sounds like a good idea. – Helge Nareid

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As I joked to my Norwegian friend the last time I was there, having just >arrived from EU-land Denmark, "I am no longer in Europe" >A common misconception, but still far from correct.

I know, I was making a joke. Norway is of course in Europe.  I did find it interesting that during my latest Copehagen to Oslo train trip, We were visited by Customs at the Sweden-Norway border, but not at Halsingborg.  Previously it was always the other way around.

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 London to St. John’s is pretty cheap most of the time with advance bookings. Maybe $500 return US on Air Canada

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