The popular London to Cape Town route became busier with the arrival of the inaugural Norse Atlantic Airlines flight on Tuesday, October 29.
The seasonal flight, three times per week, will compete with British Airways’ permanent service and Virgin Atlantic’s seasonal service.
The sold-out inaugural flight was late landing in Cape Town as the pilot took passengers on a scenic tour of the city before touching down to a water salute and welcome from a marimba band.
On the flight was Norse Atlantic CEO and founder Bjørn Tore Larsen who said the airline was born from an ambition to “be the explorers’ airline”.
He identified the need for more flights last year when he found his return flight from Cape Town to London very…
