Norwegian Airlines News
Norwegian strengthens partnership with eDreams Odigeo
The close partnership between the two companies will provide travellers booking their trips on eDreams, Opodo, GO Voyages and Travellink with greater access to Norwegian’s fares, offers, and ancillary services.
Kjos steps down as chief executive of Norwegian
Bjørn Kjos has stepped down as the chief executive of Norwegian Air. The 72-year-old has led the organisation for 17 years, seeing it grow from a small regional airline to become one of the largest low-cost carriers in Europe.
Boeing 737 Max grounding sees passenger numbers fall at Norwegian
Passenger numbers slipped slightly at Norwegian in June as the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max continued to take a toll. Some 3,475,337 passengers chose to fly with Norwegian in June; 21,948 less than the same month last year.
Norwegian Holidays relaunches following TripX partnership
Norwegian Holidays has relaunched, offering passengers a package experience to more than 100 destinations. The Scandinavian carrier has partners with TripX for the move.
Norwegian launches gate-to-gate Wi-Fi across whole global fleet
Customers travelling on any route across Norwegian’s global network will now be able to stay connected for the entire duration of the flight from pushback to arrival at the gate.
Smedegaard nominated as Norwegian chairman
Niels Smedegaard has been nominated for the role of chairman at Norwegian Airlines ahead of the annual general meeting on May 7th. Born in 1962, Smedegaard is currently the president and chief executive of DFDS.
Norwegian takes off for Brazil with new Rio de Janeiro route
The flight schedule will also offer Norwegian customers in both Europe and Brazil opportunities to connect via the carrier’s short-haul network of European flights.
Norwegian reports net loss for financial 2018
Norwegian has reported a full-year net loss of £131 million for financial 2018, a figure the carrier said had been adversely affected by engine issues, fuel hedge losses and tough competition.
Sharp fall in Norwegian shares as carrier reveals plans to raise funds
Norwegian Air has seen its share price fall sharply after confirming plans to raise fresh funds. Shares in the low-cost carrier slipped 15 per cent, to just under €13, after revealing it would seek three billion Norwegian kroner (roughly £268 million) from investors.
Norwegian to roll-out complimentary Wi-Fi on long-haul flights
Norwegian customers flying between Europe, USA, South America and Asia will be able to stay connected in the skies with the rollout of free and premium high-speed Wi-Fi connectivity on the carrier’s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and 737 MAX aircraft.
Norwegian breaks passenger record in 2018 but clouds loom
Norwegian has reported its highest ever passenger figures in a single year, with more than 37 million travellers flying with the low-cost carrier in 2018. However, Norwegian also revealed today it made a loss of US$232 million for the October-December quarter from fuel hedging.
Norwegian adds flights to San Francisco and Miami
From March, Norwegian will serve Miami International Airport and San Francisco International Airport from London Gatwick, replacing its existing flights to Fort Lauderdale and Oakland airports.