Why Are Norway’s Airlines Canceling So Many Flights This Winter?

Thousands of people have seen their winter travel plans in and around Scandinavia disrupted over the last few weeks as the region’s airlines have announced sweeping cuts to their schedules.

First, Norse Atlantic made a major adjustment to their already small long-haul network. Then, low-cost airline Flyr cut many domestic routes aside from a small period around the Christmas and New Year holidays.

Norway’s domestic airline Widerøe has also announced winter cutbacks, with SAS and Norwegian fully expected to follow suit. So, what’s going on? The airlines have given several reasons.

Lower demand means fewer transatlantic routes

Earlier this year, Norse Atlantic stepped into Norwegian’s

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