… 13-HOUR flights from London Gatwick to Singapore (from under £150)
… The 6,764-mile route is covered using state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners
Historically, low-cost airlines would only offer short-haul flights, with intrepid travelers having to splash out if they wanted to cross the world. However, the times are changing, as Norwegian Airlines proves. Following the success of its recently-added flights to New York from Edinburgh and Belfast, Norwegian have launched a route to Asia.
The airline is now offering a 12 hour 45 minute non-stop flight from London Gatwick to Singapore Changi Airport. The new route is now the world’s longest operated by a low-cost airline, covering 6,764 miles using brand new, state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
Bjorn Kjos, CEO at Norwegian, said: ‘I’m delighted to build upon our popular USA flights and give leisure and business customers more affordable access to Singapore and the Asia-Pacific like never before. ‘This is just the start of Norwegian’s UK expansion into new markets as we will continue connecting destinations where fares have been too high for too long.’
Norwegian was awarded the ‘World’s best low-cost long-haul airline’ for two consecutive years at the SkyTrax World Airline Awards – is enabling passengers to fly directly to Singapore from Gatwick four times a week from as little as £149.90 one way.
The new route which was celebrated at Gatwick with passengers given an entertaining taste of Singapore with a lion dance performances, colorful kebaya dress and traditional Singaporean cuisine and refreshments to enjoy.
The world’s longest non-stop commercial flight was a 9,031-mile journey from Doha, Qatar to Auckland, New Zealand, operated by Qatar Airways.
Norwegian carries 5.2million UK passengers each year to more than 50 global destinations. The airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world with an average age of 3.6 years, and more than 200 new aircraft on order.
