Norwegian was today named ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ for the fifth consecutive year at the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards in Paris.

Norwegian launches its first flight from Chicago to Barcelona on June 7. The new Barcelona service operates four times per week, with fares starting at $169.90 in Economy and $669.90 in Premium one way, including taxes. This summer seasonal route ends on October 26, 2019.

Norwegian carried almost 3.4 million passengers in May. The company’s on-time performance improved for the ninth consecutive month.

Norwegian launched its first flight from Boston to Madrid Thursday night, just weeks after its new nonstop service from Boston to Rome. The airline now offers four nonstop routes from Boston Logan International Airport: London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome. All Boston routes are served by the state-of-the-art 787 Dreamliner.

Norwegian Reward, the award-winning loyalty program of Norwegian Air, has been named Program of the Year Europe & Africa for the third consecutive year at the 2019 Freddie Awards, held in Dallas, Texas. The Norwegian Reward credit card, by Bank Norwegian, was named Best Loyalty Credit Card, Europe & Africa.

Norwegian today reported its first quarter results. The quarter was characterized by reduced costs, increased revenue and significantly improved on-time performance. The net loss was 1,489 million Norwegian kroner ($172 million), while the company’s unit cost excluding fuel decreased by 8 per cent during the same period. The total revenue was NOK 8 billion, up 14 per cent.