Norwegian Air UK
Norwegian Air UK Ltd is a British low-cost airline and a fully integrated subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, using its corporate identity. The airline operates Boeing 787-9 aircraft on scheduled services between Europe and the Americas from its base at Gatwick Airport.
History
In November 2015, the British civil aviation authorities issued Norwegian Air UK its air operator's certificate. The following month, the airline applied to the United States Department of Transportation for an exemption and a permit to begin flights to the country. In June 2016 however, the USDOT denied Norwegian Air UK's request for an exemption, which would have allowed the airline to start flights to the United States while its foreign air-carrier permit remained under review. Meanwhile, the department placed the airline's application for a FACP on hold. The USDOT stated that it needed more time to review issues raised by various labour unions, such as the claim that Norwegian Air UK would violate labour laws by employing flight crew based in East Asia. In July 2017, the USDOT approved Norwegian Air UK's application for its foreign air-carrier permit, citing the airline's commitments to hire crew based in the United States and the EU.The airline's first services under its own air operator's certificate and IATA/ICAO codes were from Oslo Gardermoen to Barcelona, Málaga and Nice in September 2017, prior to its regularly scheduled services from London Gatwick to Singapore later that month and from London Gatwick to Buenos Aires Ezeiza in February 2018. From 25 March 2018, the airline began operating the rest of the Norwegian group's long haul routes from London Gatwick to the United States, which were previously operated by Norwegian Long Haul on behalf of parent company Norwegian Air Shuttle.
Destinations
Norwegian Air UK served or previously served the following destinations as of March 2020, after which operations were suspended and its fleet stored due to the COVID-19 pandemic:| Country | City | Airport | Notes | Refs |
| Argentina | Buenos Aires | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | ||
| Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport | ||
| Singapore | Singapore | Singapore Changi Airport | ||
| United Kingdom | London | Gatwick Airport | ||
| United States | Austin | Austin–Bergstrom International Airport | ||
| United States | Boston | Logan International Airport | ||
| United States | Chicago | O'Hare International Airport | ||
| United States | Denver | Denver International Airport | ||
| United States | Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport | ||
| United States | Las Vegas | McCarran International Airport | ||
| United States | Los Angeles | Los Angeles International Airport | ||
| United States | Miami | Miami International Airport | ||
| United States | New York City | John F. Kennedy International Airport | ||
| United States | Oakland | Oakland International Airport | ||
| United States | Orlando | Orlando International Airport | ||
| United States | San Francisco | San Francisco International Airport | ||
| United States | Seattle | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | ||
| United States | Tampa | Tampa International Airport |