Summary
- Norwegian expands its network with 40 new routes in its 2024 summer season, offering more choice and connectivity for customers.
- New point-to-point routes will connect cities such as Malaga, Munich, Riga, and Tivat, providing access to vibrant European destinations.
- London Gatwick will see an increase in flights, with Norwegian operating 108 additional flights and offering routes to various destinations in the Nordics next summer.
Norwegian has released its schedule for 2024’s summer season, which includes the operation of 40 new routes, including new point-to-point routes outside of the Nordics, such as London Gatwick-Gothenburg, which will have four weekly flights from May 2.
Increasing the connectivity
A total of 40 new routes have been added to Norwegian’s summer season program, with nine new routes from Norway, 17 new routes from Denmark, nine from Sweden, and two new routes from Finland, the company announced in a statement on Tuesday. In total, the summer program for the company will comprise of 332 routes flying to 123 destinations.
Magnus Thome Maursund, Chief Commercial Officer in Norwegian, said in a statement,
“Launching these new routes expands our network and offers our customers more choice. From our bases in Europe, we are also starting new point-to-point routes. We are looking forward to a busy summer season and to welcoming our customers onboard.”
Some of the new routes
With so many routes being launched by Norwegian, the company is set to have a busy summer next year. Norwegian is introducing new point-to-point routes between cities such as Malaga-Munich, Alicante-Munich, Riga-Corfu, and Riga-Tivat.
Photo: Norwegian.
The company also added Basel, Lyon, Montpellier, Priština, Zadar, and Bari, amongst other destinations, to the summer program. A new route between London Gatwick and Gothenburg will operate with four weekly flights from 2 May.
The new Munich-Malaga and Munich-Alicante routes will operate throughout the summer season, as will the routes from Riga to Corfu and Tivat.
Overall, the company will have a fleet of around 90 aircraft next summer, flying 332 routes to 123 destinations.
Magnus Thome Maursund added these new destinations “will take travelers to vibrant European cities and destinations with crystal clear waters and sandy beaches. Our job is to make sure we get our customers to where they want to go and that their journey is as pleasant and smooth as possible.”
Services from London Gatwick
Besides the new London Gatwick-Gothenburg route, Norwegian is set to operate 108 extra flights from London Gatwick (LGW) next June, according to data from Cirium. Norwegian is set to fly to Stockholm Arlanda (ARN), Copenhagen (CPH), Helsinki (HEL), Bergen (BGO), Oslo (OSL), Stavanger (SVG), and Trondheim (TRD) next summer. The most important route will be to Copenhagen, with 34 flights per week.
Photo: Norwegian.
Overall, Norwegian is planning 144 weekly flights from the Nordics to the United Kingdom, flying to Edinburg (EDI), London Gatwick, Liverpool (LPL), London Luton (LTN), and Manchester (MAN).
The fleet
Norwegian Air Sweden has a fleet of 45 aircraft, according to data from ch-aviation. The company employs 17 Boeing 737 MAX 8s as well as 28 Boeing 737-800s. It expects to receive two additional MAX 8s.
Meanwhile, Norwegian Air Shuttle (based in Oslo) has a fleet of 52 aircraft, including six MAX 8s and 45 Boeing 737-800s. It expects to receive 66 additional MAX 8s. Long gone were the days when Norwegian had Dreamliners on its fleet and even had a domestic branch in Argentina.
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Source: Cirium, ch-aviation.