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Norwegian to boost its presence in western Norway – six new direct routes from Bergen

Norwegian is targeting tourism in western Norway and the business market from Bergen by adding an additional aircraft and six new routes from March. The new destinations are Copenhagen, Stockholm, Barcelona, Roma, Chania-Crete and Antalya in Turkey. There will also be more departures to London, as well as to Dubrovnik and Split in Croatia.

Norwegian’s growing presence in Bergen will generate approximately 80,000 travellers to the region per year, and is presumed to contribute to a substantial growth in new jobs in the region.

“We want to be part of the development of western Norway as a fantastic destination for foreign tourists. The recent economic crisis has been challenging for the tourism industry in the region. With our enhanced presence, we can fly over 80,000 passengers a year to western Norway. If we consider this in combination with the strong desire for more direct flights to destinations such as London, Stockholm and Copenhagen, we think that the time is right to add another aircraft to the Bergen base,” says Bjørn Kjos, Chief Executive Officer of Norwegian.

There will be daily departures to Copenhagen and Stockholm on all weekdays as well as Sundays. Rome and Barcelona will be served by two weekly departures, whilst there will be one departure a week to Crete and Antalya.

Norwegian has already launched a direct route between Bergen and Tromsø which starts operation in March. The route will offer business travellers a competitive direct connection between western and northern Norway, and will link two popular regions for tourists together..

Departures twice daily to London
Norwegian will increase the number of flights on its Bergen – London route from ten to thirteen a week from winter 2010. Norwegian will operate two daily departures from Monday to Friday and on Sunday. The new departures will improve flexibility for the passengers, whether travelling to London in connection with business or leisure.

The new routes will go on sale today, 4 December.

Contacts:
Daniel Skjeldam, Commercial Director, tel. + 47 907 42 073
Anne-Sissel Skånvik, SVP, Corporate Communications, tel. + 47 489 94440

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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.

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