The Norwegian airline stakes its bets on the Tri-City

Norwegian Air Shuttle, a leading European and the biggest Scandinavian low-cost airline, has from 18 June increased the number of flights from Gdańsk to Oslo to five a week. Norwegian’s Boeing 737 flies from Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport to the main airport in Oslo (Gardermoen) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays. The connection, launched in 2007, was previously scheduled three times a week.

Gdańsk-Oslo flights are operated according to the following timetable:

Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays/Fridays/Sundays
Departure from Gdańsk at 18.20, arrival in Oslo at 19.50
Departure from Oslo at 16.25, arrival in Gdańsk at 17.55

“The connection, successfully operated by Norwegian since 2007, is enjoying more and more popularity both in Poland and Norway. It is our joint success. We are glad that Norwegian is staking its bets on the Tri-City and increasing the frequency of flights to Oslo. We are expecting more connections that, by extending the network of flights offered from Pomerania, will strengthen the position of Norwegian in our market even more”, says Włodzimierz Machczyński, President of Port Lotniczy Gdańsk Sp. z o.o.

“Five flights from Gdańsk to Oslo a week are a response to the growing interest of passengers who expect not only cheap but also comfortable and punctual flights. Norwegian’s assets, which are appreciated in Pomerania, include competitive and transparent prices, Norwegian reliability and Polish hospitality and connections between main airports. What is important is that this service is used by more and more passengers from Scandinavia. We are convinced that increasing the frequency to five times a week will make the connection even more attractive, especially as since 18 June we have been flying according to a highly convenient timetable. Oslo - Gdańsk flights are well coordinated with Scandinavian flights operated by Norwegian from Oslo, which allows travel from all our ports in Scandinavia via Oslo to Gdańsk. We hope that continued fruitful cooperation with the Gdańsk Airport will contribute to the success of the added Gdańsk-Oslo flights. Our future plans regarding Gdańsk will largely depend on this. Norwegian is continuing its strategy of balanced development in the Polish market. Gdańsk occupies an important position in our strategy, also because of the natural and rapidly developing liaisons between Pomerania and Scandinavia, where our bases are located”, stresses Jarosław Święcki, General Manager of Norwegian Air Shuttle Poland.

It is worth remembering that Norwegian is the most dynamic airline in Poland, offering connections on fourteen international routes from Warsaw, four from Cracow and one each from Gdańsk, Szczecin and Wrocław. Three Boeing 737-300 aircraft are stationed and some 100 people work at the Warsaw base.

The transport data for 2007, recently published by the Civil Aviation Office, confirm the unique rate of expansion of Norwegian Air Shuttle in the Polish market. In 2007, the total number of passengers of Norwegian served at Polish airports rose by 111%, reaching 545,000. This gives the Norwegian airline the first place among the carriers who achieved the fastest growth in passenger transport last year. This summer season, Norwegian is introducing new connections, from Warsaw to Split and Trondheim, from Cracow to Stavanger and Bergen, from Wrocław to Oslo, and others.

For enquiries concerning Norwegian Air Shuttle, please contact:
Ms Anne Grete Ellingsen, Information Manager, Norwegian Air Shuttle, anne.grete.ellingsen@norwegian.no, tel. +47 91 53 70 79
Mr Marek Sławatyniec, PR Advisor Poland, Norwegian Air Shuttle c/o Aviareps Poland, mslawatyniec@aviareps.com , tel. +48 22 632 32 05

Norwegian is a leading European low-cost airline, which launched flights on 1 September 2002 on four domestic routes operated by six Boeing 737-300 aircraft. The company was floated on the Oslo stock exchange in December 2003. Currently, the Norwegian fleet consists of 28 Boeing 737-300s, eight MD80s and two Boeing 737-800s. In June, the company will acquire two more Boeing 737-800s. In 2008-2010 eleven new Boeing 737-800 aircraft will be added to the Norwegian fleet. Additionally, in 2009-2014 the airline will receive 42 new Boeing 737-800s. The Norwegian connection network comprises 78 ports, from Svalbard in the north to Marrakkesh in Africa and Dubai in the Middle East. Norwegian has its bases in Norway, Sweden and Poland. The company employs 1,400 people and has its head office in Fornebu/Oslo. Norwegian offers connections from Warsaw to Oslo and Oslo Rygge, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim, Birmingham, Paris, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Rome, Athens, Malaga, Alicante and Split; from Cracow to Oslo, Stavanger, Bergen and Stockholm; from Szczecin to Oslo Rygge; from Gdańsk to Oslo; and from Wrocław to Oslo. Norwegian also offers connections from Poland via Oslo to Bodø and Tromsø.