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Norway to accept Scottish digital Covid-19 certificates for travel 

Norway will start allowing travellers to use the digital Scottish coronavirus certificate as proof of vaccination to enter the country freely and skip quarantine and testing, the Norwegian Ministry of Justice announced Thursday. 

Published: 2 September 2021 16:45 CEST
Norway to accept Scottish digital Covid-19 certificates for travel 
As of tomorrow, all digital UK Covid certificates will be accepted by Norway. Photo by Oskar Kadaksoo on Unsplash

From 5pm Friday, Norway will accept the Scottish Covid-19 vaccination certificate as proof of vaccination, allowing fully vaccinated arrivals to enter Norway and skip all entry and quarantine requirements. 

The announcement was made by the Norwegian Ministry of Justice on Thursday. 

They will need to have received a WHO approved vaccine. This includes Indian-made AstraZeneca, or Covishield vaccine doses. 

Previously, entry from Scotland was restricted to residents, citizens, and the close family and partners of those living in Norway.

In addition to entering Norway freely, Scottish Covid pass holders will not have to undergo quarantine, provide proof of a negative test taken before travel, test at the border or register their entry.

READ ALSO: Norway announces major overhaul to Covid-19 entry rules for non-EEA travellers

Paper certificates will not be accepted, and users of the Scottish Covid pass will need to download a PDF of their certificate, which includes a personalised QR containing their vaccination status.

In practice, it is currently unclear how this will work as the digital Scottish vaccine pass will not be available until tomorrow. You can read more about the Scottish Covid pass here on NHS Scotland. 

This means that as of tomorrow, all digital UK Covid passes will be accepted after Norway began allowing the Northern Irish, English and Welsh vaccine certificates to be used for quarantine free travel last month. 

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British Airways to launch direct London to Tromsø flight 

British Airways has announced a new route which will allow travellers to fly directly from London to Norway's Arctic capital of Tromsø from December.

Published: 23 May 2024 14:32 CEST
British Airways to launch direct London to Tromsø flight 

The new route will see two weekly flights between London Heathrow and Tromsø from December 1st until March 27th. 

The flight time between the two cities will be approximately 3 hours and 40 minutes. Tromsø is one of Norway’s most popular winter destinations due to several factors, such as the possibility of seeing the Northern Lights, its scenery, and Christmas markets. 

The airline said the flight times had been planned to allow for trips of around 3-4 days.

The flights will take place on Thursdays and Sundays. The Thursday flight will depart from London at 08.15am and land in Tromsø at 1pm. The return flight will take off from Tromsø at 2pm and land in London at 4:45pm. 

The Sunday flights will leave London at 8:15am and touch down at 12:50pm, before taking off from Tromsø at 1:40pm and landing in London at 4:25pm. 

Tromsø will become BA’s most northerly destination. Return fares start from 153 pounds, and BA highlighted that customers can take skiing or snowboarding equipment as part of their checked baggage so long as the bag is within 190 x 75 x 65cm.

SAS will also launch seasonal flights between Tromsø and London this winter. Their flights take off on November 2nd. 

Norwegian, from Gatwick, and Wizz Air, from Luton, also offer seasonal services between the UK and Tromsø. 

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