Norse Atlantic Airways introduced on Wednesday its newest service between the U.S. and Europe, with bookings open immediately and a limited-time promo deal obtainable.
Starting this summer time, the European low-cost provider will fly between New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport (JFK) and Athens Worldwide Airport (ATH) in Greece.
Norse will function the route as much as 5 occasions weekly between Could 30 and Oct. 26, flying with its Boeing 787 Dreamliner — the one plane in its fleet.
The brand new path to Greece would be the sixth European vacation spot Norse will serve nonstop from JFK. Different Norse routes from JFK embody flights to London Gatwick Airport (LGW), Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), Rome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci Airport (FCO) and Oslo Airport (OSL) in Norway.
A rising route map
In saying the brand new Athens flights, Norse executives cited rising curiosity amongst U.S. vacationers in visiting Greece.
“We consider this route is not going to solely cater to the demand for journey to Greece however will even create alternatives for cultural change and enterprise collaborations between these two vibrant locations,” Bjorn Tore Larsen, Norse founder and CEO, stated in an announcement.
The brand new route enhances the airline’s rising U.S. route map. By July 2024, the provider will serve a wide range of metropolis pairs, together with flights to 6 European airports from six U.S. airports, in response to scheduling knowledge from Cirium.
Between June and July, the variety of seats Norse will provide between the U.S. and Europe will probably be up 57% from those self same months in 2023, Cirium knowledge exhibits.
What to anticipate with costs
For a lot of the summer time, you may anticipate to pay anyplace from $900 to $1,000 spherical journey for an financial system flight from New York to Athens.
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That is definitely steeper than what you may usually pay to fly from the U.S. to, say, London aboard the provider … albeit for an extended flight to Greece.
In saying the brand new route, Norse marketed fares beginning as little as $249. Nonetheless, we solely discovered costs that low after the busiest summer time interval, in September and October (and usually solely in a single route).
Looking late-September flights between New York and Athens, there are a handful of outbound flights that begin at $249 one-way for an financial system ticket.
Mixed with the return journey, the bottom fare involves round $496 spherical journey.
Remember the fact that with Norse being a low-cost provider, the bottom fare does not embody luggage or seat choice. By choosing a fare that features a full-size carry-on (and checked bag), our round-trip complete involves $656.
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Moreover, you may pay not less than $25 one-way for seat choice.
Norse additionally affords a premium cabin typically harking back to a premium financial system expertise on different airways.
For our September round-trip flight, a Premium Gentle fare begins at simply over $1,400.
Backside line
Norse Atlantic continues to increase its service to the U.S., with flights from New York to a half-dozen cities in Europe deliberate by mid-2024.
Although the provider is not a part of a significant world airline alliance, this new path to Athens ought to enable New York vacationers direct entry to the favored Greek metropolis.
As soon as there, it will be straightforward sufficient to ebook a flight to Santorini or one other vacation spot aboard one other European low-cost provider.
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