Norwegian Air to launch US routes from Edinburgh

Soon travelers flying from Edinburgh to Boston and other destinations in the United States would have more flying options as Norwegian Air has announced to operate this route from next spring. New York, San Francisco and Washington DC are other destination airline announced to serve.

Previously Delta announced to launch Edinburgh-New York flights to compete with American and United.

Norwegian is already serving six Scandinavian and Spanish destinations from Edinburgh, besides launching transatlantic flights from Gatwick two years ago.

A top official from the airline revealed that they are planning to set up a base at Edinburgh Airport. He further said that the carrier will launch a range of routes to address passengers’ flying needs. He said that the airline will be definitely flying to Boston while San Francisco and New York could be other routes.

He further said that Edinburgh will play a key role in their future UK growth and their long-term ambition is to launch direct long-haul flights from this airport.