Norwegian Air’s takeover of its domestic rival Wideroe has been approved by Norway’s competition authority, which ruled the acquisition would not hinder aviation industry competition in the Scandinavian country.
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Wideroe, earlier this year, launched a route between Dublin and Bergen.
Wideroe is the largest regional airline operating in Scandinavia. The merger – which had been tipped to be blocked over competition grounds – will leave Norwegian and SAS Scandinavian Airlines as the only two carriers operating in Norway.
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