The livery of the Norse Atlantic aircraft reflects Viking longships.
Malcolm Nason
Norway-based startup airline Norse Atlantic Airways has announced the long-awaited details of its first routes. The latest airline to attempt to find a sustainable business model in low-cost transatlantic air travel will take to the skies in mid-June. Ticket sales have begun with one-way promotional fares starting from as low as $129.
Four routes announced
Norse had previously announced three U.S. cities it had hoped to serve including New York, without specifying airports. While it had been thought Norse would choose secondary airports, the airline has instead announced New York JFK as its debut U.S. airport.
The first Norse flight between Oslo (OSL) and JFK will take off on June 14, with daily flights becoming available from July 4. Promotional fares for one-way flights begin as low as $129.
Routes between Oslo and Fort Lauderdale (FLL), Orlando (MCO) and Los Angeles (LAX) begin on June 18, July 5 and August 9 respectively. One-way promotional fares for the three routes, which will all operate three times per week, start from between $161 and $193.
A long-awaited launch
International travel restrictions had hampered the original plans of Norse, who had planned to be in the air earlier this year. Several Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft previously used on Norwegian’s former long-haul service have been parked on the tarmac at Oslo Airport in their new Viking-inspired Norse livery for several weeks.
Born out of the collapse of Norwegian Air’s long-haul operation, Norse shares several investors, senior management and fleet with Norwegian. It will hope to avoid previous mistakes made by Norwegian and take advantage of a troubled post-pandemic aviation industry with some of the lowest fares ever seen.
Bjørn Tore Larsen, CEO of Norse Atlantic Airways.
Norse Atlantic Airways
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