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Norse Atlantic Airways is a low-cost long-haul airline with primary bases in Norway and the UK.

Routes linking Oslo Gardermoen (OSL) and London Gatwick (LGW) to several destinations in the US – New York (JFK), Miami (MIA), Orlando (MCO), Las Vegas (LAS) and Los Angeles (LAX) – are the bread and butter for Norse Atlantic Airways. In fact, a flight between Gatwick and New York first allowed me to experience the airline.

Still, the Nordic airline hasn’t shied away from diversifying its geographical footprint and regularly expands outside of its core North Atlantic market. For example, during the European winter season, when demand is lower in the North Atlantic market, it operates flights between Scandinavia and Thailand and also links New York (JFK) nonstop to Paris (CDG), Berlin (BER) and Athens (ATH).

In 2024 Norse Atlantic also launched its first route to the Southern Hemisphere, traveling between London Gatwick and Cape Town (CPT), South Africa.

Cabin classes on Norse Atlantic

Norse Atlantic offers two cabin classes onboard its aircraft – Economy and Premium. The economy product follows the core tenets of the standard low-cost business model where the basic fare gets you a seat and pretty much everything else can be added on for a fee. Norse Atlantic also offers different fare tiers that provide varying bundles of services (more below).

Premium on Norse Atlantic can be considered somewhere between a premium economy product and a light business class offering. Although it doesn’t offer full lie-flat beds or lounge access, it is typically much cheaper than the traditional business class offered by most legacy carriers while offering a level of service that is considerably superior to its own Economy class.

The main physical differences between Economy and Premium on Norse Atlantic are the dedicated cabins and the types of seats. Passengers in the Premium cabin enjoy a less dense cabin layout and more spacious seats. While these do not recline to a flat position, they afford a very generous 43 inches of seat pitch and 19.5 inches of width, as well as offering a notable angle of recline.

Also, a wide and solid armrest keeps your neighbor at arm’s length – pun intended. I found the Premium cabin comfortable enough to be able to sleep well for a significant portion of my transatlantic flight.

Economy fare categories on Norse Atlantic

When it comes to the soft elements of the service, rather than thinking about two sharply differentiated classes of service it’s important to note the 6 different types of fares available. There are 3 each in Economy and Premium that fall along a spectrum of services and pricing where the upper tier fares of Economy class and the lower tier fares of Premium have a significant degree of overlap.

Passengers can choose between three overall fare types called Light, Classic and Flextra. These three fare tiers are replicated across the Economy and Premium service classes but with amended inclusions. Economy Light is the most bare-bones offering. Classic adds a meal, one piece of checked baggage and some ticket flexibility. Flextra brings all of this and adds priority boarding and full flexibility to change or cancel your ticket.

Premium fare categories on Norse Atlantic

The same structure is repeated in the Premium cabin. However, even the lowest fare tier on Premium – Premium Light – gives you more comfortable, higher-end seats, two meals instead of one and a more generous carry-on baggage allowance of 33 pounds versus the 22 pounds you get in Economy. The lowest Premium fare, however, doesn’t include checked baggage or ticket flexibility.

Interestingly, there is often no sudden jump in prices between the Economy and Premium tickets, as is the norm with most legacy carriers. When I have searched flights on Norse Atlantic I have often been struck by the fact that the upgrade in cabins can be accomplished with very little price.

I have even come across some instances where the lowest tier Premium fare – Premium Light – was cheaper than the highest tier Economy fare, Flextra. In such cases it can come down to what you value the most – the comfort during the flight or the flexibility to change your plans. Norse Atlantic also lets passengers bid for upgrades on some flights up to 4 hours before departure.

Norse Atlantic fleet

Norse Atlantic operates a single aircraft type, the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. Most of these aircraft are former Norwegian-operated Dreamliners secured by Norse Atlantic Airways as its fellow Norwegian carrier wound down its long-haul operations and no longer had a use for them.

These aircraft are configured with a 2-class cabin with either 338 (56 Premium and 282 Economy) or 344 (35 Premium and 309 Economy) seats. The Premium cabin has a 2 x 3 x 2 configuration (therefore, not all premium seats have direct aisle access, while the Economy cabin features the typical 3 x 3 x 3 layout with a middle seat in each.

Food and drink on Norse Atlantic

The type of food service you receive will depend on the type of fare you are traveling on. If you are flying on Economy Light, you get no meals at all unless you order from the menu and pay for them as add-ons. Other Economy class passengers get one meal and all Premium passengers get two meals included in their service bundle.

When I traveled in the Premium cabin, my first meal was served shortly after take-off and was the more substantial of the two. It included a salad, a choice of two hot mains (I selected chicken breast with mashed potato and veggies), a piece of bread and dessert.

The second meal was a bit lighter and was served a couple of hours before landing. It consisted of some slices of smoked salmon accompanied by a yogurt-like cream and some roasted pumpkin cubes. This was served together with bread and butter and yogurt as a dessert.

There were also three beverage services during the flight. The first one upon boarding and then after each of the meals. The crew offered tea, coffee, a selection of soft drinks, wines and spirits. It is also possible to order extra items like snacks and additional drinks beyond mealtimes – this can be done at any time during the flight, but for additional cost.

In-flight entertainment & lounges

Norse Atlantic Airways aircraft are fitted with seatback screens in Economy. In the case of Premium seats, the 9” screen is stowed with the armrest. The full in-flight entertainment collection is accessed through these screens.

There is no Wi-Fi onboard any Norse Atlantic Airways flight, but the entertainment content selection is pretty broad so you should be able to stay amused throughout. You just won’t be able to work if you require internet. Premium passengers get a complimentary set of headphones – bring your own if you’re in Economy, rather than overpaying for a cheap set.

Norse Atlantic does not have its own lounges and does not provide access to third-party lounges for Premium passengers either. It does sell lounge access as an add-on service where available, though. At Gatwick, for example, you are offered a choice of different lounges that you can pre-book online at prices that are sometimes competitive with those of in-terminal restaurants.

Norse Atlantic airline partners

While Norse Atlantic Airways is an independent carrier that primarily serves point-to-point traffic, it does cooperate with a number of other airlines to enhance each other’s networks. Norse Atlantic has an interline service that allows you to book itineraries that combine one of its long-haul flights with a connection to one of its partner airlines. These are mostly other low-cost carriers.

Norse Atlantic’s interline partners include easyJet, Norwegian, Pegasus Airlines, Spirit Airlines, VietJet Air and Aegean Airlines. In addition to the convenience of combining multi-airline flights in a single transaction, this service provides a degree of protection in case of missed connections, facilitating your rebooking on the next available flight to your destination.