Norwegian is gearing up for a busy summer season, offering nearly 19 million seats on over 100.000 flights and introducing 47 new routes. Popular destinations such as France, Italy and Turkey are among the highlights of the airline's summer schedule.
This year's summer schedule sees a ten percent increase in capacity compared to 2023, with a particular focus on Denmark and 17 new routes offered. Despite economic factors such as high interest rates and costs, there remains strong demand for summer travel among Norwegian customers.
Magnus Thome Maursund, Norway's Commercial Director, highlights the popularity of new routes to Lyon and Istanbul from Oslo and to Milan from Stavanger, highlighting the continued appeal of sunny destinations. It underlines the strategic importance of investing in Denmark, Norwegian's second largest market, for the summer season.
Norwegian has introduced 47 new routes, twelve of which have already been operational since April, fourteen launching in May and twenty-one starting in June. Total capacity was increased by 1,6 million seats compared to last year's summer schedule.
Maursund recommends travelers book early, especially for sought-after destinations in Spain and Greece that fill up quickly. He also suggests exploring exciting alternatives in Italy for the summer holidays.
The airline's new routes from Norway cover a diverse range of destinations, including Istanbul, Lyon, Basel and Montpellier. Sandefjord Torp and Stavanger airports will also see new routes to popular destinations such as Mallorca/Palma, Barcelona and Milan/Bergamo. Evenes and Bergen airports will connect travelers to destinations such as Mallorca/Palma, Rhodes and Edinburgh.