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Norwegian’s Nonstop Service from Las Vegas to London and Oslo Takes Off
Press releases • Oct 31, 2016 08:00 EDT
Norwegian launches its third nonstop destination from Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport to London on October 31, followed by nonstop service to Oslo on November 1.
Norwegian reports record results for the third quarter
Press releases • Oct 20, 2016 07:30 EDT
Norwegian Air today reported its best quarterly results ever. The net profit was 993 million Norwegian kroner ($122 million), an improvement of NOK 160 million compared to the same quarter the previous year. The load factor was 91 percent and the performance was positive in all markets, with Spain boasting the strongest passenger growth.
Norwegian to Recruit and Hire American Pilots for its Florida Crew Base
Press releases • Oct 11, 2016 06:00 EDT
Norwegian, the World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline and Europe’s Best Low-Cost Airline, has announced its intent to recruit and hire American pilots for its crew base at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The airline aims to hire a large pool of American pilots over the next few years to ensure adequate staffing for its aggressive aircraft delivery schedule.
Norwegian reports 14 percent passenger growth and higher load factor in September
Press releases • Oct 06, 2016 10:30 EDT
Norwegian carried almost 2.8 million passengers in September, an increase of 14 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was almost 90 percent, up 1.2 percentage points. Norwegian’s long-haul routes had a load factor of 96 percent and a 50 percent passenger growth.
Norwegian Reaches the 3M Passenger Mark in the U.S.
Press releases • Sep 12, 2016 08:00 EDT
Three million passengers in three years shows solid demand for and success of low-cost, long-haul flights.
Norwegian Launches Flights from the U.S. to Barcelona
Press releases • Sep 07, 2016 15:00 EDT
Norwegian today announced it will launch flights from four cities in the United States – Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, New York City/Newark and Oakland/San Francisco - to Barcelona, Spain, in June 2017. Norwegian will also add service from Oakland/San Francisco to Copenhagen, Denmark, offering five nonstop routes to Europe from the Bay Area by next spring.
Norwegian reports 12 percent passenger growth and high load factor in August
Press releases • Sep 06, 2016 09:00 EDT
Norwegian carried almost 2.9 million passengers in August, an increase of 12 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was unchanged at 90 percent. The load factor on the company’s intercontinental operation was 96 percent.
Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in July
Press releases • Aug 04, 2016 06:00 EDT
Norwegian carried more than 2.9 million passengers in July, an increase of nine percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 94.6 percent, up 0.8 percentage points.
Norwegian’s U.S. Flights to Paris Take Off
Press releases • Jul 28, 2016 06:00 EDT
Norwegian today launches its first flight from the United States to Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport. The airline’s first-ever nonstop flight to Paris from the U.S. departs from New York City’s John F. Kennedy International Airport this evening, followed by service from Los Angeles International Airport starting July 30 and from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on August 4.
Norwegian reports doubling of profits and record high load factor
Press releases • Jul 14, 2016 12:07 EDT
Norwegian (NAS) today reported its second quarter results for 2016. The pre-tax result (EBT) was NOK 930 million (£83million); doubling the profit from last year’s result of NOK 456 million. The load factor for this period was 88 percent. In two years, the load factor has increased with eight percentage points. The overall performance was positive in all main markets during the second quarter.
Norwegian Plans to Fly Airbus, Orders 30 New Airbus 321LR
Press releases • Jul 14, 2016 09:00 EDT
Norwegian’s subsidiary, Arctic Aviation Assets Ltd (AAA), has placed a new order of 30 Airbus 321LongRange aircraft.
Norwegian Signs First Ever U.S. Charter Agreements
Press releases • Jul 13, 2016 15:00 EDT
Norwegian signs charter contracts with Apple Vacations and Funjet Vacations to operate routes from the United States to the Caribbean and Mexico.
Norwegian Named ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ and ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe’
Press releases • Jul 12, 2016 07:43 EDT
Norwegian named the ‘World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline’ for the second consecutive year and ‘Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe’ for the fourth year in a row at the renowned Skytrax World Airline Awards.
Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in June
Press releases • Jul 06, 2016 02:00 EDT
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.
U.S. Department of Transportation Requires Additional Time to Review Norwegian UK Application
Press releases • Jun 30, 2016 17:30 EDT
The United States Department of Transportation has today announced it will continue to review the foreign air carrier permit application for Norwegian Air Shuttle’s British-based subsidiary, Norwegian UK (NUK), to operate flights between the United States and Europe. Norwegian UK’s application thereby remains pending, but Norwegian is confident that it will receive its permanent authority.
Norwegian Launches Flights from Fort Lauderdale to the French Caribbean
Press releases • Jun 27, 2016 07:00 EDT
Norwegian will bring its popular French Caribbean flights to Fort Lauderdale later this year. Starting December 17, flights will operate between South Florida and Guadeloupe twice weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Due to high demand, Norwegian will also add a fourth weekly service from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to Guadeloupe as of December 17.
Norwegian’s Passengers Donated More Than $720K to UNICEF by Booking Flights Online
Press releases • Jun 23, 2016 06:00 EDT
Norwegian's passengers have donated more than $720K to UNICEF's work for vulnerable children when booking flights online.
Norwegian reports passenger growth and solid load factor in May
Press releases • Jun 06, 2016 06:00 EDT
Strong demand among business and leisure passengers influenced Norwegian’s May traffic figures. The company carried more than 2.6 million passengers this month, an increase of 265,515 from the same month previous year. The load factor was 88.3 percent, up 3.4 percentage points.
Survey Says: Strong Support for Norwegian’s New Planned Transatlantic Flights to Cork Airport
Press releases • Jun 02, 2016 12:30 EDT
Norwegian CEO: “This survey serves as a timely reminder that the views and needs of passengers should be put first.”
Norwegian Receives Overwhelming Support on both Sides of the Atlantic for Norwegian Air International
Press releases • May 26, 2016 06:00 EDT
Norwegian has received tremendous support for its Ireland-based subsidiary Norwegian Air International (NAI), which is awaiting approval from the US Department of Transportation (DOT) for its air operator certificate . On April 15, the DOT issued an order proposing to grant a foreign air carrier permit to NAI and the airline looks forward to DOT’s final order finalizing its decision.