Norwegian Airlines News
Norwegian launches low-cost flights from Edinburgh to Barcelona
Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its UK expansion this week with the launch of its newest route from Edinburgh to the cosmopolitan city of Barcelona. Norwegian’s brand new twice weekly flights to Barcelona take off, departing on Wednesdays and Saturdays offering passengers an ideal schedule for a short summer getaway.
Norwegian to offer new summer flights from Manchester
Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its growth at Manchester Airport with the addition of two new routes to Malaga and Alicante taking-off this week. Four weekly flights will depart Manchester to Malaga, followed by two weekly flights to Alicante commencing.
Norwegian adds two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to fleet
Norwegian has signed an agreement to lease two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners to be delivered in spring 2018. With this new agreement, the company’s long-haul fleet will consist of 42 Dreamliners by 2020. Norwegian also exercises eight of its 100 Boeing 737 MAX8 purchase options.
Norwegian launches low-cost flights to Las Vegas from Gatwick
Norwegian is continuing the expansion of its low-cost long-haul network by launching a new direct route to the bright lights of Las Vegas from London Gatwick. The twice weekly flights will launch from London Gatwick on October 31st, on the airline’s brand new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft which feature two cabins – premium and economy.
Norwegian launches door-to-door service in UK
Low-cost airline Norwegian has launched a new airport transfer booking tool for all UK passengers flying Norwegian. Passengers can now arrange a direct door-to-door collection and drop-off service upon arrival or departure. From today, passengers can search over 1,500 suppliers on Norwegian’s website to book airport transfers to and from Gatwick, Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester airports.
Norwegian sees losses narrow in first quarter of 2016
Norwegian has reported its first quarter results for 2016 with an underlying improvement of more than 400 MNOK (£34 million), compared to the same quarter previous year. The company’s intercontinental and Nordic routes had a positive impact on the results. The load factor was record high at 85 per cent, in a quarter that is traditionally considered low season.
Norwegian sees passenger growth continue in March
Increased demand from both business and leisure passengers contributed to Norwegian’s growth in March. The company carried almost 2.2 million passengers this month, an increase of 27 per cent compared to March last year. The load factor was 87.9 per cent, up 3.7 percentage points.
Norwegian commits to Gatwick expansion with Dreamliner fleet
Norwegian – currently Gatwick’s third largest airline – has announced ambitious plans to locate 50 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to serve global long haul destinations at an expanded Gatwick. A further 100 Norwegian short haul aircraft would also be based at Gatwick, bringing the total number of new aircraft to 150.
Norwegian expands UK network
Low-cost airline Norwegian is launching new flights from Manchester and Edinburgh to Spanish destinations Barcelona, Malaga and Alicante. Norwegian now operates six routes from Manchester and offers six routes from Edinburgh.
Norwegian welcomes first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner to Gatwick
Low-cost airline Norwegian’s first Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will fly into Gatwick for the first time later today where the aircraft will be used to serve the UK’s only direct low-cost flights to the US. The larger Dreamliner will arrive at Gatwick for the first time on a flight from New York JFK. Its first departure will be on the UK’s only direct flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Norwegian welcomes first Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 to fleet
Norwegian has taken delivery of its first 787-9 Dreamliner. “This marks our continued commitment to the company’s global expansion ensuring travellers across that world access to high quality flights at a low fare,” Norwegian chief executive Bjørn Kjos said. Norwegian already operates eight 787-8s and will use its 787-9s to launch new routes across North America, South America and South-East Asia.
European low-cost carriers report bumper January
Ryanair has released January traffic statistics revealing traffic grew 25 per cent to 7.5 million customers, when compared to last year, while load factors rose five per cent to points to 88 per cent. At the same time low-cost rival easyJet said it carried 4,276,821 in January, up 6.3 per cent from last year.