Norwegian carried more than 2.8 million passengers in June 2016

The company carried more than 2.8 million passengers this month, an increase of 317,821 passengers from the same month previous year. The load factor was 90.2 percent, up 2.2 percentage points. LONDON, 2016-Jul-08 — /Travel PR News/ — The increase of passengers is 13 percent compared to the same month last year. The total traffic growth… Read the full press release

Norwegian further expands its fleet with two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

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 8 of its 100 Boeing 737 MAX8 purchase options. Fornebu, Norway, 2016-May-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian continues to expand… Read the full press release

Norwegian announces 8% increase in passenger number during April compared to the same month previous year

LONDON, 2016-May-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Increased demand from business and leisure passengers contributed to Norwegian’s growth in April. The company carried almost 2.3 million passengers this month, an increase of 168,000 passengers compared to April previous year. The load factor was 84.5 per cent, up 2.1 percentage points. Norwegian carried 2,302,041 passengers in April,… Read the full press release

Norwegian expands its fleet with two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Fornebu, Norway, 2016-Mar-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has signed an agreement to lease an additional two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, enabling the company to launch even more intercontinental routes. Both aircraft are scheduled to be delivered in 2018. With this new agreement, the company’s long-haul fleet will consist of 40 Dreamliners by 2020. Norwegian… Read the full press release

Norwegian Airlines to introduce three-times-weekly flights from Oakland International Airport to London Gatwick starting May 12, 2016

Oakland, CA, 2015-12-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Those with an eye on Oakland over the last few years have watched the Bay Area gem emerge as a premier destination. Oakland has been making a name for itself as a “city on the rise” across a spectrum of industries – tech, food, development, tourism, and thanks to the… Read the full press release

Norwegian announces November traffic figures

Norwegian carried close to 2 million customers in November, an increase of 11 per cent. Norwegian’s November traffic figures are characterised by growth on intercontinental and European routes. The load factor also increased this month – by 4.1 percentage points to 83 per cent compared to the same month last year.  Fornebu, Norway, 2015-12-7 — /Travel PR… Read the full press release

Norwegian’s new services give Brits chance to combine ‘sun and city’ break in the U.S. and Caribbean

New services from New York to Martinique and Guadeloupe offer Brits chance to combine a low-cost ‘sun and city’ break in the U.S. and Caribbean LONDON, 2015-12-7 — /Travel PR News/ — UK passengers travelling on Norwegian’s low-cost flights to the U.S. this winter now have the chance to add some sun to their city… Read the full press release

Low-cost airline Norwegian first airline to offer live TV on board European flights

Bloomberg Television and Norway’s TV 2 News broadcast live to passengers in the air Fornebu, Norway, 2015-11-25 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian today became the first airline to offer live TV on board European flights. Passengers using Norwegian’s free inflight WiFi can now watch Bloomberg Television and Norway’s TV 2 News live on… Read the full press release

Norwegian further expands its international operations; to purchase 19 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, is continuing to expand its international operations by signing an agreement to purchase 19 new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners – the order will help more than quadruple its current long-haul fleet to 38 aircraft within the next five years. Fornebu, Norway, 2015-10-28 — /Travel PR News/ — The agreement is the… Read the full press release

Norwegian to launch new direct low-cost transatlantic services from Cork to Boston and New York

Cork to Boston services planned for May 2016 and Cork to New York planned for 2017 Fornebu, Norway, 2015-9-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, Europe’s third largest low-cost airline, has today announced plans to launch new direct low-cost transatlantic services from Cork to Boston and New York – the new routes will be the only… Read the full press release

Norwegian to acquire two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners

Norwegian has signed an agreement to acquire an additional two new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, enabling the company to launch even more long-haul routes. Both aircraft are scheduled to enter service in summer 2017. The 787-9 is larger than the eight 787-8s that Norwegian currently operates on its long-haul routes. With this new agreement, the long-haul… Read the full press release

UK’s cheapest flights to Boston on sale at norwegian.com

  Ground-breaking low cost transatlantic flights continue as fifth US destination goes on sale Norwegian will offer the only direct link from London Gatwick to Boston Flights launch on 13 May 2016 and will fly four times per week   Fornebu, Norway, 2015-8-19 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian has today put on sale… Read the full press release

Norwegian regrets of not reaching an agreement in the mediation between Norwegian’s subsidiary Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU)

Fornebu, Norway, 2015-3-2 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian regrets to inform that it was not possible to reach an agreement in the mediation between Norwegian’s subsidiary Norwegian Air Norway (NAN) and Norwegian Pilot Union (NPU). Norwegian’s goal is still to operate all flights on Saturday and Sunday as planned, as only a limited number of… Read the full press release

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to release its Q4 results on Thursday 12th February 2015

Fornebu, Norway, 2015-2-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA will release its fourth quarter results Thursday 12th February 2015. The report will be made available at 7:00 AM (CET) on Norwegian’s home page, our press room and newsweb.no. The Company will present the results 8.30 AM (CET) at Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3,… Read the full press release

Norwegian carried out its first ever flight with biofuel

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-11-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Today (Nov 11, 2014), Norwegian is proud to carry out its first ever flight with biofuel. Norwegian’s flight DY631 from Bergen to Oslo took off this afternoon with almost 50 percent biofuel; a flight that emits over 40 percent less than an average flight with regular fuel. Norway’s… Read the full press release

Norwegian carried over 2.2 million passengers in October; 15% increase compared to the same month previous year

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-11-6 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian’s passenger growth continued in October. The company carried more than 2.2 million passengers this month, an increase of 15 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 81.6 percent, up 2.3 percentage points. Norwegian carried 2,243,560 passengers in October, an increase of 15… Read the full press release

Norwegian reports strong growth in all European markets with capacity increase of 36 percent and load factor of 85 percent in its third quarter results

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-10-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian reports strong growth in all European markets with a capacity increase of 36 percent and a load factor of 85 percent in its third quarter results. The pre-tax result (EBT) was 505 MNOK, compared to 604 MNOK the same quarter previous year. The costs associated with wet-leasing… Read the full press release

Norwegian awarded three prizes at the Passenger Choice Awards 2014 in California

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-9-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian scooped three prizes at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2014 in California last night. It won the categories Best in Region: Europe and Best in Inflight Connectivity & Communications. It also won an Avion Award in the category Best Single Achievement in Passenger Experience for its moving… Read the full press release

Norwegian celebrates its first ever flights between London Gatwick and the U.S.

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-7-3 — /Travel PR News/ — This week Norwegian celebrates its first ever flights between London Gatwick and the U.S. On Wednesday afternoon, the first flight between London Gatwick and Los Angeles took off, while Norwegian’s first flight between London and New York took off this evening. Friday afternoon, the airline celebrates its inaugural flight… Read the full press release

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to release first quarter results on May 7th

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-04-30 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA will release the first quarter results at 8.30 AM (CET) Wednesday May 7th. The Company’s CEO Bjørn Kjos will present the results simultaneously at Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3, Aker Brygge, Oslo. The company will host a conference call for investors and analysts in English… Read the full press release

Norwegian reported over 1.8 million passengers in March 2014, up 25 percent compared to the same month last year

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-04-4 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian carried more than 1.8 million passengers in March 2014, an increase of 25 percent compared to the same month last year. The capacity growth was 51 percent, in absolute terms the highest capacity growth in a single month. In March, 1,805,551 passengers flew with Norwegian. This is an… Read the full press release

Norwegian voted “Best Low-Cost Airline of the World” by 2014 Air Transport News Awards

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-03-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian has been voted “Best Low-Cost Airline of the World” by the 2014 Air Transport News Awards, which was held in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday evening. “We are honored to receive this award. This is an important recognition and I would like thank our passengers and the jury who have… Read the full press release

Norwegian to start three new non-stop long haul services to North America from London Gatwick

Competitively priced, new direct long haul routes will operate from Gatwick on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale Norwegian’s flights from Gatwick offer more affordable travel with prices significantly less than that of flights operating from Heathrow Norwegian’s entry into the long-haul market from London points to the future… Read the full press release

Over 1.9 million passengers flew with Norwegian in August 2013, up 14% YoY

Norwegian’s (NAS) passenger growth continued in August. Over 1.9 million passengers flew with Norwegian, up 14 percent compared with the same month last year. The punctuality remains high.   2013-09-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — During August this year, Norwegian flew 1,973,468 passengers, up 14 percent compared to the same month previous year. The total passenger traffic (RPK)… Read the full press release

Norwegian reports new passenger record, over 2 million customers flew with the airline in July

Norwegian (NAS) continues to report new passenger records. The July passenger figures are the highest in the company’s history and for the first time more than 2 million customers flew with the airline in a single month. 2013-08-09— /travelprnews.com/ — The airline carried 2,128,835 passengers in July, an increase of 17 percent compared to July 2012…. Read the full press release

Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA to present Q2 2013 results at Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3, Aker Brygge, Oslo

2013-07-10 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA’s presentation of the second quarter results 2013 will take place at 8:30 AM on Thursday July 11th at Felix Conference Center, Bryggetorget 3, Aker Brygge, Oslo. The results will be presented in Norwegian by the CEO, Bjørn Kjos. Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian”, is a low-cost… Read the full press release

Norwegian’s first 787 Dreamliner landed at Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL)

2013-07-01 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian’s first 787 Dreamliner touched down at Oslo Airport Gardermoen (OSL) on Sunday morning. See pictures from the landing and arrival here. “It’s fantastic that we have taken delivery of ourvery first Dreamliner and that it can finally enter into service,” said Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos. Director of Flight Operations Norwegian Long Haul,… Read the full press release

Norwegian voted Europe’s best low-cost airline by SkyTrax World Airline Awards

2013-06-19 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian has been voted Europe’s best low-cost carrier of the year by the renowned SkyTrax World Airline Awards. It is the passengers themselves who have evaluated over 200 airlines worldwide in what is described as the most prestigious award in the airline industry. Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos accepted the prize during Paris Air… Read the full press release

Norwegian launches new routes between Germany and Spain

2013-05-14 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian Air Shuttle continues its European expansion. Today, the company announced that it will launch new routes from Hamburg, Cologne and Munich to several Spanish destinations this autumn. “The expansion in the German market is part of our future strategy to expand our presence outside of the Nordic region in order to… Read the full press release