{"id":466384,"date":"2025-10-01T18:08:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/466384\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T18:08:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T18:08:13","slug":"new-flights-from-edinburgh-to-stunning-european-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/466384\/","title":{"rendered":"New flights from Edinburgh to stunning European destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-modal=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/MixCollage-01-Oct-2025-06-54-PM-2351.jpg\" alt=\"A man with a suitcase watching a plane fly past a large airport window.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15407295\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>NEW flights are set to take off from Scotland to the home of one of Europe\u2019s top attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Norwegian has announced services between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/edinburgh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh<\/a> and Billund in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/denmark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denmark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Scottish Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Norwegian is set to launch new flights from Edinburgh to Billund in DenmarkCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n<p>The town is where LEGO\u2019s head office is based, as well as the world\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/legoland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEGOLAND<\/a> theme park.<\/p>\n<p>The flights will operate three times per week between April and October next year.<\/p>\n<p>Edinburgh Airport bosses have hailed Billund as a \u201cfantastic family destination\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It will be Norwegian\u2019s fifth route from Edinburgh Airport.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/travel\/15406488\/fancy-uk-train-new-routes-major-english-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newspress-collage-5o6dceduw-1759318288844.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">RAIL GOOD<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">My trip on the very famous &amp; posh UK train that&#8217;s launching new route to 3 cities<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/travel\/15406843\/i-visited-best-town-pubs-britain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/newspress-collage-pgy4g9cko-1759332335878.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">DRINK IT IN<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">I visited the best town for pubs in all of Britain including &#8216;UK&#8217;s oldest&#8217; inn<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The airline will also extend the season of its flights to Bergen, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/norway\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norway<\/a>, and increase the frequency of its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/stockholm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stockholm<\/a> service to four times per week.<\/p>\n<p>Stephanie Wear, chief commercial officer at Edinburgh Airport said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to see Norwegian adding Billund to our destinations for next summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBillund is such a fantastic family destination as the home of LEGOLAND and is a gateway for our passengers to explore more of Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasing capacity for Bergen and Stockholm also shows the clear demand for direct connections between Scotland and Scandinavia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Magnus Thome Maursund, chief commercial officer at Norwegian, said: \u201cThe direct route will make it easier for Danes to experience history, culture, cuisine, and the stunning landscapes of Edinburgh and the Scottish Highlands \u2013 an unforgettable travel experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLikewise, we hope to welcome on board many Scots travelling to Billund, one of the most popular family destinations in Scandinavia, known for its many attractions and famous theme parks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is home to LEGOLAND, making it a dream holiday destination for families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>LEGOLAND Billund opened in June 1968 and is situated next to the LEGO factory.<\/p>\n<p>Today, there are LEGO theme parks around the world, including in Windsor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/berkshire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Berkshire<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/united-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/asia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asia<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/where\/middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Middle East<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Danish town is home to LEGO\u2019s headquarters and the world\u2019s first LEGOLAND resortCredit: Alamy<\/p>\n<p>The attraction, opened 57 years ago, is one of Europe\u2019s top theme parksCredit: Alamy\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEW flights are set to take off from Scotland to the home of one of Europe\u2019s top attractions.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":466385,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,185,712,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-466384","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-planes-flights-and-airlines","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=466384"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/466384\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/466385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=466384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=466384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=466384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}