Category Archives: Norwegian Air Shuttle

Norwegian to fly nonstop Oslo-Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood flights

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is set to launch a new route linking its Oslo (Gardermoen) home and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on November 30 with Boeing 787-8s. This will become the third long-distance route after New York (JFK) and Bangkok from Oslo.

Norwegian will fly twice weekly between Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Departure from OSL will be at 1510 (3:10 pm), arriving at FLL at 1930 (7:30 pm) local time.

Departure from FLL will be on Mondays and Fridays at 2130 (9:30 pm), arriving at OSL at 1235 (12:35 pm) the next day.

Copyright Photos: Norwegian. The first Boeing 787-8 is being prepared at Paine Field at Everett and will be named for Sonja Henie.

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Norwegian becomes the first European airline to offer onboard movie and TV rentals

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has launched the first airline onboard service that makes it possible for a passenger to rent a wide selection of movies and TV shows on board. The service is available on the 60 aircraft that has the Internet installed.

Norwegian’s Internet service has given the travelers a sea of possibilities: reading and writing email, update Facebook status, read the news and check the weather at the arrival destination. Norwegian passengers can now rent movies and TV shows directly to their e-reader, smart phone or laptop device on Norwegian’s 60 aircraft that are equipped with wireless Internet. Norwegian is the first airline in Europe to offer this service.

The service has been tested on selected flights for several months and the customer response has been very positive.

Facts about the new service:

40 films and 130 TV programs
Streamed directly to the passenger’s e-reader, smartphone or laptop
Streamed on a separate network on board so it does not affect the Internet speed for other passengers
7 euros for hiring of 1 film
7 euro for free access to all television programs for 24 hours

Passengers can access:

Log in to Norwegian’s wireless network board
Choose entertainment portal for movies and TV shows
Select movies and TV shows
Pay with a debit or credit card

Top Copyright Photo: Stefan Sjogren. Norwegian Air Shuttle’ Boeing 737-8JP WL LN-DYU (msn 39008) (Jorn Utzon) with special “Wireless Internet on Board” titles arrives at Stockholm (Arlanda).

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Norwegian is coming to Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) this coming winter season will add new long-range service to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport from both Stockholm (Arlanda) and Copenhagen.

Norwegian will fly twice a week between Stockholm (ARN) and Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL) on Thursdays and Sundays. Departure from ARN will be at 14:45, arriving at FLL at 19:30 local time. Departure from FLL will be at 21:30, arriving at ARN at 13:00 on the next day. The first flight will start on December 1.

Norwegian will fly twice a week between Copenhagen (CPH) and Fort Lauderdale /Hollywood (FLL) on Mondays and Fridays starting on November 29. Departure from CPH will be at 14:45, arriving at FLL at 19:30 local time.

The new services will be operated with Hifly Airbus A340-300s pending the delivery of the delayed Boeing 787-8s.

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Norwegian to wet lease two Airbus A340-300s from Hifly due to the 787 delays

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) has announced it will wet lease two Airbus A340-300s from Hifly (Lisbon) due to the delays in the delivery of its new Boeing 787-8s for the new New York and Bangkok routes.

The company issued the following statement (translated from Norwegian):

Norwegian has entered into an agreement to lease two long-range Airbus A340-300. The aircraft will be used on Norwegian routes to New York and Bangkok on the company’s Dreamliner aircraft will be delayed.

To ensure that Norwegian passengers can fly to and from New York and Bangkok on Dreamliner planes that are delayed, the Company has entered into an agreement to lease two Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The two aircraft Norwegian will use are the pending Dreamliner delivery. The agreement is called a MOU – Memorandum of Understanding – which is binding on both parties. Outsourcing is a so-called “wet lease” – leasing of aircraft and crew.

The two Airbus aircraft to Norwegian to lease owned by the Portuguese HiFly leasing company that took them over the winter 2012/2013. The aircraft were previously flown by Singapore Airlines and Emirates. Aircraft are subject to EU safety legislation and enforcement is carried out by European aviation authorities. HiFly is one of several European airlines which conduct leasing of aircraft to companies who need spare capacity. The company has had a number of major European airlines on its customer list.

Copyright Photo: Pedro Baptista/Flyingphotos. Hifly’s Airbus A340-313X OY-KBM (msn 450) taxies into position at the Lisbon base.

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Norwegian’s 2012 pre-tax profit expands to $112.4 million

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) reported a full-year pre-tax profit of 623 million Norwegian kroner ($112.4 million), an increase of 457 million Norwegian kroner ($82.5 million), compared with 2011. According to the carrier, “2012 was characterized by high traffic growth and international expansion with many new routes and the establishment of new bases.”

Sales for 2012 amounted to 12.9 billion Norwegian kroner, an increase of 22 percent. Norwegian flew 17.7 million passengers in 2012, an increase of 2 million (13 percent). The load factor for 2012 was 79 percent, the same as last year.

In 2012, Norwegian took delivery of 13 brand new Boeing 737-800 aircraft. This year, Norwegian will continue to phase in new aircraft – 14 Boeing 737-800s and 3 Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.

Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. Norwegian is gradually phasing out its Boeing 737-300s and many of its special aircraft schemes. The pictured Boeing 737-3S3 LN-KKY (msn 29245) in the special ACTA livery at London (Gatwick) in 2011 went to Transaero Airlines as EI-ERP.

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Norwegian to lease long-range aircraft due to the delays in the Boeing 787 deliveries

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Oslo) has announced it will lease long-range aircraft as a stop-gap measure due to the delays in the deliveries of its new Boeing 787-8 aircraft. The carrier had previously announced an aggressive low-fare schedule for its new long-range destinations of New York and Bangkok based on the original delivery schedule. The grounding of the 787 due to the battery fires has interrupted the delivery schedule for all customers.

The company issued this statement (translated from Norwegian):

Boeing has warned of a possible delay in the delivery of Norwegian’s first Dreamliner that was supposed to have been delivered by the end of April, 2013. Norwegian will now secure replacement aircraft for the routes between Oslo and New York and Bangkok when direct routes start in late May.

In light of new information from Boeing, Norwegian will enter into an agreement with a leasing company that can fly the long-haul flights. Boeing has not produced any new delivery date or confirmation in writing of any delay. Norwegian is in contact with several European airlines flying long haul flights. It is not yet decided which company, if so, will fly these direct routes. All passengers who have booked flights with Norwegian will get more detailed information about the flights as soon as it is ready.

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Norwegian to add six routes from Copenhagen next summer

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is launching six new routes from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport to Corfu, Lisbon, Liverpool, Madrid, Montpellier and Sarajevo next summer. Norwegian is also increasing capacity to a number of existing destinations including Malaga, Nice, Palma and Faro.

Copyright Photo: Paul Denton. Boeing 737-8JP LN-DYS (msn 39007) with Niels Henrik Abel, Norwegian mathematician, on the tail, taxies to the runway at Geneva.

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Norwegian to add two new routes to Alicante, Spain, announces the new routes from the new London Gatwick base

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) on April 3, 2013, will launch its second international route from Umeå Airport to Alicante, Spain. In addition, on April 9, 2013, Norwegian will also launch its second international route from Karlstad Airport to Alicante.

In addition the low-cost carrier has announced the new routes from the new London (Gatwick) base (see below).

Copyright Photo: Terry Wade. Boeing 737-8JP LN-NOW (msn 37817) with Norwegian painter Oda Krohg on the tail approaches London (Gatwick) for landing.

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Norwegian announces its new long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes and schedules

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) today announced its new long-haul Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes and schedules. The company will launch a new service to New York (JFK) and Bangkok from Stockholm and Oslo. The company’s first long-haul flight from Stockholm to New York departs on May 31, 2013 and the first flight to Bangkok departs on June 20, 2013.

Norwegian has eight Dreamliners on order. Norwegian’s first Dreamliner will be delivered in April 2013 while the second and the third to be delivered in June and November 2013. Four aircraft follow in 2014 and the 2015.

Stockholm (ARN) – New York (JFK) three times a week

During the period of May 31 to June 25, 2013, Norwegian will fly from Stockholm to New York twice a week, every Monday and Friday. Departure from Arlanda (ARN) is at 17:05 local time with the arrival at JFK at 19:30 local time. Departure from JFK is at 21:00 with the arrival at ARN at 10:45 a.m. the next day. From June 26, the number of departures goes to three times a week, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Stockholm (ARN) – Bangkok (BKK) three times a week

Starting on June 20, 2013 Norwegian will fly from Stockholm to Bangkok three times a week, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Departure from ARN is at 14.50 with the arrival at BKK at 6:00 the next day. Departure time from BKK is at 07:30 with the arrival at ARN at 13.45.

Oslo (OSL) – New York (JFK) three times a week

During the period of May 30 to June 24, 2013 Norwegian will fly from Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) to New York twice a week, every Thursday and Sunday. From June 25, the number of departures goes to three, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. Departure from OSL is at 17:30, arriving into JFK at 19:30 local time. Departure from JFK is at 21:00, with arrival at OSL at 10.20 the next day.

Oslo (OSL) – Bangkok (BKK) three times a week.

During the period from June 1 to June 23, 2013 Norwegian will fly twice a week to Bangkok, every Wednesday and Saturday. Departure from OSL is at 09:00 on Wednesdays with the arrival at BKK at 00:30 local time the next day. On Saturdays departure time is at 14:30, arriving at BKK at 06:00 local time the next day. From June 24, the number of departures goes to three; every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Departure time is at 14:30 from OSL, with the arrival at BKK at 6:00 the next day.

For more information on Norwegian’s long-range effort and the 787 Dreamliner, see the company’s new long-haul portal here .

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Norwegian to make London Gatwick and Alicante new operational bases

Norwegian Air Shuttle (Norwegian.com) (Oslo) is upgrading its presence at both London (Gatwick) and Alicante to operational bases. The company issued this statement (translated from Norwegian):

In the spring of 2013 Norwegian establishes an additional European base, this time in London. The company will also establish a base in Alicante, Spain. From the base in London, Norwegian will offer a range of direct services to popular destinations around the Mediterranean and in the North. With the new base in England, the company will be well positioned to meet the competition from Asian and European airlines in the long distance market.

The new base is established at London Gatwick, where Norwegian is already a significant player. With more than 100 flights a week, is the company’s largest destination outside the Nordic region. Norwegian see a large passenger potential of several million travelers from London and surrounding areas. The base in Alicante will serve an important part of Norwegian’s Spanish production, similar to the already established bases in Malaga and Las Palmas.

The Company will place three Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the London base of the start-up phase, and then expand to four in the latter part of 2013. The first flights are planned for the summer 2013 program that starts at the beginning of april. Pilots and cabin crew recruited locally.

The background to the establishment is to position Norwegian facing future competition both on short-haul intra-European and long-haul market. Growth and volume necessary to be competitive in today’s international aviation industry. Growth must also be outside the region. While it is expected that the largest growth in traffic and tourist flows in the future come from Asia into Europe. Should we as a Scandinavian airlines remain competitive and at the same time take advantage of the huge traffic growth must now position itself in Europe and Asia, said Norwegian’s CEO Bjorn Kjos.

Norwegian currently has operational bases in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Spain. A new base for Norwegian long-distance companies are being established in Bangkok.

On the financial side, the company issued this statement:

Norwegian reported a profit before tax of close to NOK 900 million. This is the company’s best quarterly results ever and an improvement of 187 million compared to the same period last year. New aircraft have saved the company 28 million NOK in fuel costs compared to the same quarter last year. The savings company itself offset by an extra bill of NOK 25 million as a result of a shortage of air traffic controllers in Norwegian Avinor.

In the third quarter, flew Norwegian nearly 5.2 million passengers. That’s 580,000 more than last year and also a new record for the company. The quarter was also characterized by a high load factor of 82 percent. Any passengers flew on average longer which is reflected in passenger traffic (RPK) increased by 17 percent in the third quarter, seat capacity (ASK) increased by 20 percent.

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