Explore the 'New Midtown' in New York with Norwegian

FOR most travellers, #NewYork likely conjures up images of the City’s many classic attractions - Times Square, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Centre, but in 2017 the beating heart of Manhattan is set to see the opening of some brand-new landmark attractions:

The immersive, first-of-its-kind NFL Times Square Experience (opening November 2017) will bring the world of professional football to life. Including a 4D film with exclusive footage, interactive displays that dive into the NFL training regimen and game plan, physical challenges that allow guests to measure up against the pros, and championship memorabilia, the first-of-its-kind attraction will take fans of all ages from the stands to the field.

During the jaw-dropping interactive undersea journey that will be National Geographic Encounter: Ocean Odyssey (opening October 2017) visitors will be transported to breath-taking places from around the world thanks to virtual reality technologies and interactive “real-time’ audience tracking.

Gulliver’s Gate - In May this year, Gulliver’s Gate became the newest addition to Midtown Manhattan. The attraction features more than 300 miniature buildings and more than 1,000 model train cars, including 3-D printed replicas of Times Square, Grand Central Terminal and parts of Lower Manhattan, along with scenes from around the world (gulliversgate.com).

Country music’s most famous brand, the Grand Ole Opry’s, first “home away from home,” in the shape of Opry City Stage (opened April 2017)

#Norwegian has launched a new second daily service to New York City with fares from £149, meaning that passengers can now experience the city that never sleeps in just one day!

The new flight departs London Gatwick in the morning and arrives into John F Kennedy airport for 9am. Jet setters can then spend the whole day exploring the city before returning on the 11pm ‘red eye’ from JFK, landing back to London Gatwick the following day – perfect for a weekend break.

Flights direct to New York City from London Gatwick start from £149 one-way and £259 return for a LowFare economy ticket or £419 one-way and £759 return in Premium including all taxes and charges.

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Up in the air . . .

NORWEGIAN has announced its first black and first American female tailfin hero, Sojourner Truth. The image of the notable abolitionist and activist will be featured on the tailfin of the airline’s next Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft. The Sojourner Truth aircraft, the second American tail fin hero, will take flight to the United States in a few weeks.

Norwegian has a time-honoured tradition of celebrating iconic, historical figures on the tails of its aircraft. Each person who is featured on a tailfin embodies Norwegian’s spirit of pushing boundaries, inspiring others and challenging the status quo.The new aircraft featuring Sojourner Truth is Norwegian’s fourth Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft this year - other tail fins to appear on the MAX aircraft include British aviation pioneer Sir Freddie Laker, Irish Antarctic explorer Tom Crean, author Jonathan Swift and US statesman Benjamin Franklin.


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Norwegian cabin crew and pilots reveal their top tips to stress-free family travel

WITH the main school summer holidays just around the corner, families are preparing to jet off into the sunshine for a well-deserved break. Parents can often worry about the ‘joys’ of flying with their young children so Norwegian’s cabin crew and pilots, who have a lot of experience of travelling with little ones, have shared their top tips to a stress-free journey – happy flying!

Liliana Chantre, Senior Cabin Crew: “Bring noise cancelling headphones for new-born babies and toddlers – it helps them to feel calm and relaxed as well as helping with the pressure change”
Robert Kennedy, Cabin Crew: “Pack lots of time consuming snacks for them to eat which will keep them occupied for as long as possible! I always bring dry alphabet cereal or cheerios”
Joost Smits, Pilot: “Write a contact phone number on their arm in case they wander off”
Meriel Taylor, Ground Instructor: “Invest in an inflatable booster seat that meets Norwegian’s regulations for child safety restraint systems – you can use it on the aircraft and in a hire car at your destinations. It looks no different when blown up to the real thing, apart from the fact you can deflate it and pop it in your handbag... fantastic!”
Lee Allen, Cabin Crew: “I always pack lavender balm. Just put a touch on the kid’s temple to keep them calm. On a night flight, the soothing smell helps induced sleep”
Andrew Huddleston, Relief Captain: “Take a compact backpack as hand luggage that enables you to store it under the seat in front – then you don't need to keep getting out of your seat to retrieve your items”
Anders Halvgaard, First Officer: “I always give my kids something to suck or chew on during take-off and landing. The distraction, as well as the chewing, can help prevent any problems with pain due to pressure changes. For small babies, a bottle helps a lot”
Christine Bergles, Chief Ground Instructor: “Don’t forget to bring some over the ear headphones – perfect for kid’s watching a movie or playing games on their tablet and it means they won’t pull them out or block their ears”
Sira Llorente, Senior Cabin Crew: “When travelling with my daughter I always pack her favourite things especially food, including a few treats and her favourite toys to make sure she is entertained the whole flight”

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Norwegian to give free long-haul flights and upgrades to frequent fliers in 2018

LOW-cost airline Norwegian’s loyalty programme Norwegian Reward is now giving its most frequent flying members in 2017 a free return flight or upgrade to its Premium cabin on any long-haul route for travel in 2018.

Norwegian Reward is a free-to-join loyalty scheme which gives members the chance to earn rewards and CashPoints which can lead to discounted and free Norwegian flights.

Norwegian Reward members who fly at least 20 round trips (40 one way flights) and have at least 3000 CashPoints earned on flight tickets by 31 December 2017 will receive a free return flight to any one of Norwegian’s 13 long-haul destinations from Gatwick.  Flights are redeemable in January 2018 with a valid travel period throughout the entire year of 2018.*

The loyalty programme is also offering members who fly at least 10 round trips (20 one way flights) on flexible tickets in 2017 a free upgrade to Premium on any long-haul route.

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Up in the air . . .

NORWEGIAN first launched transatlantic flights from Gatwick Airport to three U.S destinations in July 2014, with the aviation industry divided on whether the ‘low-cost long-haul’ venture would succeed.

Two years later, and Norwegian’s long-haul operation is already profitable and now plays a key role in the airline’s continued passenger growth. Norwegian is still the only airline offering UK passengers direct low-cost transatlantic travel - the airline’s long-haul network from the UK has now grown to 8 US destinations with over 650,000 UK passengers and more than 800,000 flights on sale this year.

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Norwegian looks to expand into Argentina

EARLIER in May Norwegian Group Board of Directors approved the launch of Norwegian Air Argentina’s plans of operation. The commencement of routes is dependent on government approvals.

Ole Christian Melhus, CEO of Norwegian Air Argentina said: “#Argentina is an interesting market with great potential that fits Norwegian’s global strategy very well, combining affordable domestic and international flights. ”

The Norwegian Group established an Argentinian subsidiary in January 2017 and has applied for an Argentinian Air Operator’s Certificate, which is currently pending approval before the Argentinian government. In the application, Norwegian outlines plans for a considerable operation, including domestic and international flights.

Pending government approval, the first new routes will be announced and available for sale by year-end 2017.

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London Gatwick’s only direct flights to Seattle and Denver

NORWEGIAN is continuing its transatlantic expansion by launching two new routes from London Gatwick to Seattle and Denver on sale now from £199 at www.norwegian.com/uk

More than 125,000 seats are available on Norwegian’s first route to America’s Pacific Northwest and the only route from Gatwick to Denver. With affordable fares and convenient schedules, Norwegian will give cost-conscious business and leisure travellers more affordable choices for #travel to the #USA.

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Norwegian unveils £69 flights to the USA from 5 UK and Irish cities

LOW-cost airline Norwegian today announced a series of groundbreaking new transatlantic flights from 5 cities in the UK and Ireland, offering passengers low-cost travel to the USA from just £69/€69.

In total, Norwegian will launch 10 new routes with 38 new weekly transatlantic flights this summer from Edinburgh, Belfast, Cork, Shannon and Dublin. The flights will serve three destinations on the US east coast, with a focus on smaller US airports – these airports offer good access into the New York, Boston and New England areas but carry significantly lower landing charges, allowing Norwegian to offer some truly affordable fares that will allow as many people as possible to fly.

Now on sale from www.norwegian.com/uk

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Runway News

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

A total of 2,766,743 chose to fly with Norwegian in October. This is 380,837 more passengers than the same period last year. The total traffic growth (RPK) increased by 24 per cent, while the capacity growth (ASK) increased by 23 per cent.

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Up in the air . . .

NORWEGIAN has unveiled plans to launch two winter sun routes from Manchester Airport, with services to #GranCanaria commencing on October 30 and flights to Tenerife starting on November 1. 

Flights to Gran Canaria will operate every Friday and Sunday for the winter season, while the Tenerife route will run every Tuesday and Saturday.

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Norwegian launches door-to-door service in UK

LOW-COST airline Norwegian has launched an airport transfer booking tool for all UK passengers flying Norwegian. Passengers can arrange a direct door-to-door collection and drop-off service upon arrival or departure.

Passengers can search more than 1,500 suppliers on Norwegian’s website to book airport transfers to and from Gatwick, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and Manchester airports. They will have the option to travel by taxi, private transfers, chauffeurs, limousines, trains, and buses for direct connections to a designated address.

Thomas Ramdahl, chief commercial officer at Norwegian said: ‘Our transfer service will give leisure and business passengers a fast and secure journey to and from the airport. By offering a door-to-door service, Norwegian is giving passengers even more peace of mind when travelling. As such, we expect our passengers to make use of the transfer tool which will enhance their journey from start to finish with Norwegian.’

The booking service is provided by car hire partner CarTrawler, where members of Norwegian Reward, the airline’s award winning loyalty programme, can also earn CashPoints which can be used to make cost savings on all flights.

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Norwegian passes 500,000 passenger milestone

LOW-COST airline Norwegian has reached 500,000 UK passengers on its long-haul flights to the US.

Norwegian launched low-cost long-haul flights from Gatwick Airport in July 2014.

Norwegian CEO Bjorn Kjos said: ‘The cost of flying to #America has been too high for too long and our transatlantic flights show there is huge demand for quality, affordable long-haul travel. Half a million UK passengers can’t be wrong and this milestone proves that low-cost long-haul travel can succeed.’

Earlier this year, Norwegian launched a record number of seats on its transatlantic routes, with 425,000 seats available on direct flights between the UK and the US.

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Norwegian launches three Spanish routes from Manchester

NORWEGIAN is launching flights from Manchester to three Spanish destinations this summer.

· From April 30, two weekly flights will take off for Barcelona.

· From June 2, four weekly flights will depart to Malaga.

· Two weekly flights to Alicante will start from June 3.

Fares start from £34.90 each way.


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Norwegian plans low cost Paris-US flights

NORWEGIAN will begin its first operations from Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle airport in July, with low-cost flights to Los Angeles, New York JFK, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The airline will offer more than 212,000 long-haul seats in its first full year of operations at Charles-de-Gaulle.

Introductory fares for these routes will be low. Those flying at off-peak times can get tickets for as little as $175 one-way, including taxes. During times of high demand, fares could rise to $350 on-way.

Bjorn Kjos, Norwegian’s founder and CEO said: ‘The choice of Paris as our fifth European long-haul capital clearly underlines our commitment to France. Paris is one of Europe’s main gateways, and we see great potential to expand at Charles-de-Gaulle airport in the future, adding more long-haul routes as well as more frequencies.’

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Norwegian adds Tenerife flights from Edinburgh

EDINBURGH AIRPORT is gaining a low-cost air link to the Canary Islands with the start of flights by Norwegian to #Tenerife. 

The airline will run two flights a week on the route from Thursday (October 29) with one-way fares starting at £59.

Tenerife becomes the fifth destination served by Norwegian from Edinburgh, joining Copenhagen, Malaga, Oslo, and Stockholm.

The airline’s commercial director, Thomas Ramdahl, said: ‘Tenerife remains one of the most popular holiday getaways for Scottish travellers.’
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Up in the air …

NORWEGIAN AIR has announced plans to launch direct, low-cost flights from Boston and New York to Cork, Ireland – the only transatlantic flights to operate to Cork Airport – as well as onward services from Cork to Barcelona.

LUFTHANSA’s latest route is from Frankfurt to Tampa, Florida. The airline now flies to 18 US cities.

BOURNEMOUTH AIRPORT has said that it has retained its Park Mark status, following a re-assessment by the police. ‘This means that everyone parking their car at the airport can be confident that it will always be parked in a safe environment and that we have strict measures in place for deterring criminal activity,’ says Paul Knight, the airport’s managing director.

IBERIA EXPRESS has confirmed it will launch direct flights from Madrid to Birmingham. The low-cost carrier will operate return flights on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

RYANAIR is to start twice-weekly flights from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Brussels.

DELTA AIR LINES’ non-stop double daily flights between Athens and New York-JFK are now on sale for travel in summer 2016. Flights will begin five times weekly from March, increasing to a daily service from May.

WIZZ AIR is to start twice-weekly flights from Birmingham to Bucharest, Romania, with fares from £28.49 one way, including all taxes and non-optional charges.

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And the winners are …

2015 World Travel Award European winners:

Leading destination – St. Petersburg, Russia

Best airline – Lufthansa

Top low-cost airline – Norwegian

Leading city break destination – Geneva, Switzerland

The awards are based on the votes of more than 650,000 travel professionals and consumers.

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Up in the air ...

NORWEGIAN is to start #flights from Gatwick Airport to Puerto Rico and Boston, Massachusetts. Twice-weekly flights to Puerto Rico will start in November, and will be the UK’s only direct service to the Caribbean island. Fares start from £179 one way. The Boston flights – four a week – commence in May.

FLYBE has launched a year-round route service between Cardiff, Wales, and Munich, Germany. Flights to and from Munich will operate Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays, with one way fares available from £44.99 each way including taxes and charges.

DELTA and VIRGIN ATLANTIC Airways will start a daily service from Edinburgh
direct to New York JFK in May next year.

VLM AIRLINES is to introduce a #directflight service from Birmingham to Antwerp, Belgium in October. One-way fares start from £39.

RYANAIR has predicted a price war among European airlines as falling fuel prices see prices cut. The carrier thinks the cost of tickets could fall by between six and eight percent as airlines fight to attract passengers.

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Norwegian launches ski flights from UK

Low-cost airline Norwegian has signed a deal that will provide more destinations for UK thrill seekers hoping to hit the #ski slopes this winter.

The airline has signed new agreements with three tour operators in the UK: Nielson Travel, Balkan Holidays, and #Skiworld. Norwegian will provide charter flights from London Gatwick for travellers heading top ski destinations in France, Spain, and Bulgaria during the winter season.

Meanwhile, Scandinavians seeking winter sun will benefit from Norwegian charter flights to the Canary Islands.

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Norwegian news …

SPANISH connections: Domestic flights linking the mainland with the #CanaryIslands are to be introduced by budget carrier Norwegian this winter.

The airline is starting services from Madrid to Gran Canaria and Tenerife North; from Barcelona to Gran Canaria, Tenerife North and Fuerteventura; and from Malaga to Gran Canaria and Tenerife South.

Fares for the flights, which start on October 25, lead in at €39.50 (£28) one-way.

From old England to New England: Norwegian has celebrated the first anniversary of its low-cost, long-haul flights between the UK and the US by announcing a new route to Boston.

The Massachusetts route will be Gatwick’s only direct service to Boston and will go on sale later this year.

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