Press release - 26 January 2016 07:00

Norwegian signs new £40 million agreement to fly record number of charter passengers this summer

- New deal includes Norwegian’s first ever flights from Cardiff Airport

Low-cost airline Norwegian has signed a series of new agreements worth over £40 million to continue its charter partnerships with TUI, Thomas Cook Northern Europe and Nazar Nordic.

The agreements will see Norwegian fly passengers on more than 2,200 flights from the UK and the Nordics to summer destinations including the Balearics, the Greek Isles and the Canaries. The routes also include Norwegian’s first ever flights from Cardiff Airport with a charter route to Tenerife.

Norwegian Chief Commercial Officer Thomas Ramdahl said: “We are very pleased to continue to fly charter passengers for TUI, Thomas Cook and Nazar to a wide variety of popular summer holiday destinations. With brand new aircraft and free in-flight WiFi, we look forward to welcoming even more passengers on board and giving them a perfect start to their summer getaway.”

From London Gatwick, Norwegian will fly to destinations across Greece, Spain and Portugal, together with a charter service to Tenerife from Cardiff Airport.

From various airports in Norway, Norwegian will fly customers to popular vacation destinations in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Spain and Turkey. From Stockholm, Sweden, Norwegian will fly to Antalya, Turkey. From Oulu, Finland Norwegian will fly to Rhodes, Greece.

Topics

About Norwegian

- Norwegian is the 3rd largest low-cost airline in Europe and the 7th largest low-cost airline in the World.

- The airline now flies to over 40 destinations from London Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh Airports – nearly 4 million passengers flew with Norwegian to and from UK airports in 2015.

- Passengers voted Norwegian Best Low-Cost Airline in Europe and World’s Best Low-Cost Long-Haul Airline at the 2015 SkyTrax Airline Awards.

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The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,200 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 4,700 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2's. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.