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Norwegian to Discontinue its Transatlantic 737 MAX Routes
Press releases • Aug 13, 2019 10:00 EDT
Norwegian Air will discontinue its transatlantic routes originally operated by the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft this September. The decision follows months of substitute aircraft and wetlease operations covering the airline’s routes due to the global grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft. There are no changes to the 46 routes operated by the Dreamliner from the United States to Europe.
Norwegian reports higher load factor in July
Press releases • Aug 06, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian carried more than 3.7 million passengers in July. The load factor was 93.5 percent, up half a percentage point.
Norwegian Air Becomes First Low-Cost Long-Haul Carrier in the U.S. to Offer Biometric Boarding
Press releases • Jul 17, 2019 09:05 EDT
Norwegian Air has become the first low-cost, long-haul carrier to introduce fast and secure next generation facial boarding technology at Los Angeles Airport (LAX), partnering with Vision-Box to offer a world-class passenger experience.
CFO Geir Karlsen appointed interim CEO of Norwegian as Bjørn Kjos steps down
Press releases • Jul 11, 2019 03:01 EDT
After 17 years as the CEO of Norwegian Air Shuttle, Bjørn Kjos will leave the position and continue in a new role as an advisor to the Chairman, with effect from July 11th. Until Norwegian appoints a new CEO, CFO Geir Karlsen will act as interim CEO, while Chairman Niels Smedegaard will take on a more active role in the management.
Norwegian’s financial turnaround moves in the right direction: Increased revenue and reduced cost
Press releases • Jul 11, 2019 03:00 EDT
Norwegian’s second quarter results are characterized by reduced growth and improved profitability, in line with the company’s strategy. Despite the reduced production growth and grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, the underlying operating result before ownership costs more than doubled from the same quarter in 2018.
Norwegian Moves Two More Routes to San Francisco; Adjusts Transatlantic Winter Season Program
Press releases • Jul 08, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian will move two existing routes from Oakland International Airport to San Francisco International Airport: the two nonstop services to Barcelona-El Prat Airport and to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport, starting this winter season. This follows the change of the London service from Oakland to San Francisco on March 31 earlier this year.
Norwegian Celebrates Five Years of Low-cost Long-haul Service to London Gatwick
Press releases • Jul 05, 2019 08:00 EDT
Norwegian reports improved unit revenue and higher load factor in June
Press releases • Jul 04, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian carried almost 3.5 million passengers in June. The company’s unit revenue improved by ten percent compared to the same month previous year. A total of 3,475,337 passengers chose to fly with Norwegian in June; 21,948 less than the same month previous year. The total traffic (RPK) increased by seven percent, and the capacity growth (ASK) was five percent. The load factor was 91.5 percent.
Norwegian Launches its First-ever New York to Athens Nonstop Route
Press releases • Jul 02, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian Air Shines Light on LGBTQ Tail Fin Heroes to Honor WorldPride
Press releases • Jun 28, 2019 10:40 EDT
Norwegian Air Named ‘Best Budget Bougie Experience’ at Fodor’s Travel Awards
Press releases • Jun 25, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian has been named ‘Best Budget Bougie Experience’ at the first-ever Fodor’s Travel Awards. Launched by the acclaimed award-winning travel publishing house Fodor’s Travel, award recipients are selected by Fodor’s editorial team of travel experts to recognize and honor standout travel brands in the categories that matter to today’s modern traveler.
Norwegian improves customer experience by introducing gate to gate Wi-Fi connectivity
Press releases • Jun 20, 2019 11:33 EDT
Norwegian today launches “gate-to-gate” Wi-Fi which gives passengers access to the airline’s Wi-Fi network as soon as they step on board the aircraft. 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.
Norwegian is named ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ for fifth consecutive year
Press releases • Jun 18, 2019 09:00 EDT
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 Voted Europe’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2019 for Fifth Consecutive Year
Press releases • Jun 10, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian Inaugurates Chicago to Barcelona Route
Press releases • Jun 07, 2019 06:00 EDT
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 reports improved unit revenue and improved on-time performance in May
Press releases • Jun 06, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian carried almost 3.4 million passengers in May. The company’s on-time performance improved for the ninth consecutive month.
Norwegian Reports Passenger Growth and Improved On-time Performance in April
Press releases • May 07, 2019 06:00 EDT
Norwegian’s New Flight from Boston to Madrid Now in Service
Press releases • May 03, 2019 06:00 EDT
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 Named Airline Loyalty Program of the Year for the Third Consecutive Year
Press releases • Apr 26, 2019 06:00 EDT
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.