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, UNICEF sent aircraft fully loaded with school supplies and emergency aid to Jordan for Syrian refugee children

Today (Nov 02, 2015), Norwegian and UNICEF have sent an aircraft fully loaded with school supplies and emergency aid to Jordan to help Syrian refugee children. The aircraft is now on its way from Copenhagen to Amman in Jordan as part of Norwegian and UNICEF Norway’s efforts to help some of the two million Syrian… Read the full press release

Norwegian launches two new routes at Birmingham Airport this week

Norwegian has carried over 70,000 passengers since launching its first flights in March The low-cost carrier has introduced more new routes than any other airline Low-cost flights to Tenerife and Gran Canaria launch this week BIRMINGHAM, 2015-11-3 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian continues its rapid expansion at Birmingham this week with the… 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’s passengers donation to fill airplane with school supplies and emergency aid to Syrian refugee children

Still time for UK passengers to donate to “Help us fill a plane!” initiative ahead of emergency aid flight to Syria Fornebu, Norway, 2015-10-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian’s passengers have been in a generous mood by donating more than £130,000 to UNICEF’s work for children. Low-cost airline Norwegian flies from Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester and… Read the full press release

Norwegian launches new route from Edinburgh to the Spanish island of Tenerife

Edinburgh, 2015-10-28 — /Travel PR News/ — Low-cost airline Norwegian will launch a brand new route from Edinburgh to Tenerife this week as it continues to expand at the airport. From Thursday 29th October Norwegian will operate two flights per week to the Spanish island of Tenerife with fares starting from £59.90 one way. Flights… Read the full press release

Norwegian Reward thanks members with 20% discount on Premium class flights to U.S.

Passengers encouraged to join free scheme as number of UK members continues to grow Fornebu, Norway, 2015-10-14 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian, the third largest low-cost carrier in Europe, is offering members of its loyalty programme, Norwegian Reward, a 20 per cent discount on Premium class flights to the U.S. when booked by 26th October…. 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

Norwegian further expands in UK with three new routes from Edinburgh and Birmingham airports to the Canary Islands this winter

Norwegian today announced further expansion in the UK with three new routes set to launch from Edinburgh and Birmingham airports to the Canary Islands this winter. In total, Norwegian is adding almost 100,000 seats between the destinations. Fornebu, Norway, 2015-5-12 — /Travel PR News/ — The three new flights went on sale this morning at www.norwegian.co.uk… 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’s U.S. based flight attendants urge Obama Administration for the “swift approval” of the foreign air carrier permit application

Norwegian’s U.S. based flight attendants have delivered letters to the Obama Administration urging the “swift approval” of the foreign air carrier permit application submitted by Norwegian’s affiliate, Norwegian Air International (NAI). More than 300 U.S. flight attendants work for Norwegian at their crew bases in New York City and Fort Lauderdale. Approval of the foreign… Read the full press release

Norwegian entered new agreements with tour operators TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar

Fornebu, Norway, 2015-2-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian continues its cooperation with several big tour operators by entering new agreements with TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar. The agreements mean that Norwegian will fly charter passengers to several destinations in the Mediterranean. The agreements are worth over 400 million NOK and include almost 2,000 flights. ”We’re… 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 upgrades its service to passengers with premium tickets on intercontinental flights

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-9-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian is offering lounge access and improved in-flight service to its customers with premium tickets on intercontinental routes. Norwegian is upgrading its service to passengers with premium tickets on intercontinental flights between Europe and the U.S. and Asia. The improved service includes access to airport lounges as well… 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 carried 2,103,477 passengers in May; 12% increase compared to the same month last year

Fornebu, Norway, 2014-6-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Norwegian carried more than 2.1 million passengers in May 2014, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same month last year. The load factor was 77 percent. The strike threats from labor union Parat affected the company’s revenues this month, as many customers in Norway and Denmark refrained… 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

Norwegian awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in California

Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim, California last night. Norwegian takes home the award for second year running.  2013-09-13 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian was awarded Best Inflight Connectivity and Communications for its free inflight WiFi at the prestigious Passenger Choice Awards 2013 in Anaheim,… 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 to launch 787 Dreamliner flights between Scandinavia and Los Angeles (LAX), Oakland-San Francisco (OAK) and Orlando (MCO)

2013-09-06 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian launches new routes between Scandinavia and Los Angeles (LAX), Oakland-San Francisco (OAK) and Orlando (MCO) in spring 2014. Norwegian will operate the 787 Dreamliner on the routes. At the same time Norwegian launches a new route between New York (JFK) and Copenhagen. Norwegian continues to launch new intercontinental routes as it… 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 and Panasonic Avionics to develop first ever Android™ powered in-flight entertainment system

2013-07-11 — /travelprnews.com/ — Norwegian and Panasonic Avionics Corporation have joined forces to develop the first ever Android™ powered in-flight entertainment system. Norwegian’s passengers will be able to use select Android apps that are pre-loaded onto the system, providing an in-flight experience similar to the on-the-ground experience travelers have become accustomed to with their personal devices…. 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