News in brief: Norwegian selling 142 weekly flights from the UK and Ireland for next Summer Norwegian is still alive and kicking, albeit now as a short haul airline focused on Scandinavia. The airline .....

News in brief: Norwegian selling 142 weekly flights from the UK and Ireland for next Summer Norwegian is still .....

14 Aug 202114 August 2021 by Rob Burgess • 50 comments

Welcome, Norse Atlantic Airways. Laugh or cry, but you haven’t seen the end of Norway’s attempts to succeed in low-cost long-haul flying. With the original airline now virtually dead, .....

Welcome, Norse Atlantic Airways. Laugh or cry, but you haven’t seen the end of Norway’s attempts .....

19 Mar 202119 March 2021 by Rob Burgess • 34 comments

After a number of recapitalisation and restructuring events, Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed that it will cease long haul flying. This means the end of low-cost flights to the United States from .....

After a number of recapitalisation and restructuring events, Norwegian Air Shuttle has confirmed that it will .....

15 Jan 202115 January 2021 by Rhys Jones • 99 comments

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from .....

For much of 2020, hotel booking site Rocketmiles has been running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ .....

22 Dec 202022 December 2020 by Rob Burgess • 3 comments

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Norwegian has delayed its plans to resume UK flights to the United States. Flights had been bookable from December. The first flight is now showing as 28th March. .....

To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Norwegian has delayed its plans to resume UK flights to the United .....

17 Oct 202017 October 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles is currently running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles is currently running an EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....

28 Sep 202028 September 2020 by Rob Burgess • 4 comments

The vast majority of Norwegian’s long-haul network from the UK is to the US. This makes operating these routes very difficult given the travel ban implemented by the US on European travellers, .....

The vast majority of Norwegian’s long-haul network from the UK is to the US. This makes operating these .....

14 Jul 202014 July 2020 by Rhys Jones • 30 comments

Norwegian has dealt a blow to Boeing with the cancellation of 97 aircraft orders. Airlines have been renegotiating aircraft orders as the coronavirus pandemic crashes demand for air travel. In a bid .....

Norwegian has dealt a blow to Boeing with the cancellation of 97 aircraft orders. Airlines have been .....

1 Jul 20201 July 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. From 1st July it intends to operate flights to Oslo and Copenhagen from both London .....

Whilst Norwegian has ditched long haul flying until 2021, it is preparing to restart some flights from the UK. .....

19 Jun 202019 June 2020 by Rhys Jones • 18 comments

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can earn you 5,000+ easy Avios, Virgin Flying Club or other airline miles from just one night. .....

Hotel booking site Rocketmiles has brought back its EXCELLENT ‘first user’ promotion which can .....

11 Jun 202011 June 2020 by Rob Burgess • 23 comments

Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment.  No airport is having a great May, obviously, but at least Heathrow knows that the high value of its slots means that airlines will do .....

Gatwick Airport is not having the best of times at the moment.  No airport is having a great May, obviously, .....

18 May 202018 May 2020 by Rhys Jones • 102 comments

Impressively, Norwegian seems to have successfully managed to jump all of the hurdles required to unlock the substantial aid package offered by the Norwegian Government. The Government had agreed to .....

Impressively, Norwegian seems to have successfully managed to jump all of the hurdles required to unlock the .....

5 May 20205 May 2020 by Rob Burgess • Leave a comment

However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that Virgin Atlantic and Norwegian must not receive Government support and be allowed to fail. .....

However good your hearing is, you will have struggled to pick up the sound of British Airways demanding that .....

29 Apr 202029 April 2020 by Rob Burgess • 106 comments

Following our updates this morning regarding Virgin Atlantic cutting 75% of flights and IAG’s suspension of 75% of services across the group, Norwegian has just announced that it will be cancelling .....

Following our updates this morning regarding Virgin Atlantic cutting 75% of flights and IAG’s suspension of .....

16 Mar 202016 March 2020 by Sinead Archer • 16 comments