Norse Atlantic Airways announced that it will connect New York (JFK), United States, with Paris/Charles de Gaulle (CDG), France, as of March 26, 2023, thus becoming the fourth European city that the low cost carrier will connect with the Big Apple after London/Gatwick (LGW), Oslo (OSL) and Berlin (BER).
The Norwegian company seeks to take advantage of the recovery of traffic between the Old Continent and North America, which had an exponential growth during the summer after the lifting of most health restrictions.
This will be Norse Atlantic’s seventh route between the United States and Europe, as it also flies to Fort Lauderdale from Oslo and Berlin, and to Los Angeles from Oslo.
See also: Norse Atlantic UK receives clearance to fly between UK and U.S.
«We are very pleased to announce our new route connecting Paris and New York JFK. Norse Atlantic Airways now serves four key European destinations from New York. Norse Atlantic Airways’ introduction of affordable point-to-point flights between France and the United States will benefit both local tourism and business,» said Bjorn Tore Larsen, chief executive officer of Norse Atlantic Airways.
The service will have one daily flight on Boeing 787-9 aircraft with 56 premium seats and 282 economy seats, for a total of 338 seats. The initial fare is USD 227 each way (including taxes).
- Paris – New York Flight N0 301 CDG 19:45 – JFK 22:00 daily flights.
- New York – Paris Flight N0 302 EWR 00:30 – CDG 14:05+1 daily flights.
A connection with a lot of competition
Paris-New York is the second busiest route between the United States and Europe, with more than two million passengers carried before the pandemic.
Currently, three airlines operate between John F. Kennedy and Charles de Gaulle airports: Delta Air Lines (two daily flights), Air France (six daily flights) and American Airlines (one daily flight). From Charles de Gaulle, United and Air France operate a daily flight to Newark.
Between Paris/Orly (ORY) and Newark (EWR) operate La Compagnie (one daily flight) and French Bee (four weekly flights), the latter being the only low-cost carrier serving the segment.
Recently, jetBlue announced that Paris will be its second destination in Europe by 2023, although without confirming the exact start date of operations.
