Lufthansa will launch a new service to Baghdad and Erbil in Iraq. The services, starting next summer, will be the first to Iraq in 20 years. The German carrier first started flying to Baghdad in 1956 but stopped again in 1990 because of the Gulf War.

Continental Airlines have announced an increased frequency on flights to Oslo this Summer. From May 28 to September 10 the American carrier will up their number of weekly flights from seven to ten.

Ryanair has announced three new routes from Billund. From May, there will be twice weekly flights to Marseilles and Italian city Brindisi. There will also be three weekly flights to Malaga from the end of June.

bmi has announced that they from January 27 will scrap Business Class on all short-haul flights.