Norwegian

About Norwegian

Norwegian began in 1993 as Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying regional routes on Norway's west coast, and reinvented itself as a low-cost carrier in 2002. A bold long-haul expansion with Boeing 787s ultimately proved unsustainable, and after restructuring in 2021 the airline refocused on short-haul flying, acquiring regional carrier Widerøe in 2024.

Norwegian's 737-800s and 737 MAX 8s wear a distinctive red nose, and many tails carry portraits of Nordic cultural figures, from authors to explorers, as 'tail fin heroes'. The network centres on Oslo and the wider Nordics, with leisure routes to Southern Europe and the Canary Islands a staple of the winter schedule.