Press releases

Norwegian to Open Two More American Pilot and Cabin Crew Bases in 2017

Press releases   •   Dec 03, 2016 11:30 EST

Norwegian announces it will open two additional pilot and cabin crew bases in the United States next year. The decision follows yesterday’s final approval of a foreign carrier permit for Norwegian Air International (NAI) by the US Department of Transportation (DOT).

Norwegian welcomes final approval from US Department of Transportation

Press releases   •   Dec 02, 2016 21:41 EST

Norwegian Adds More Flights from the U.S to Paris

Press releases   •   Nov 28, 2016 06:00 EST

Norwegian announces it will launch a weekly nonstop route from Orlando to Paris on July 31, 2017. The airline will also increase frequencies on all existing routes. Beginning the last week of July 2017, service between New York and Paris will operate daily; service from Los Angeles will operate four times per week; and service from Fort Lauderdale will operate twice per week.

​Norwegian Named Europe’s Best Low Cost Airline by AirlineRatings.com for Fourth Consecutive Year

Press releases   •   Nov 14, 2016 10:30 EST

Norwegian awarded the distinction of ‘Best Low Cost Airline – Europe’ by Airline Ratings, the world's best one-stop airline safety and product rating review website, for the fourth consecutive year.

Norwegian reports 16 percent passenger growth in October

Press releases   •   Nov 04, 2016 08:00 EDT

Norwegian carried almost 2.8 million passengers in October, an increase of 16 percent compared to the same month previous year. The load factor was 88.4 percent, an increase of 0.6 percentage points. Norwegian’s long-haul routes had a load factor of 95 percent and a 56 percent passenger growth.

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.