Norse Atlantic Airways Completes Historic Non-Stop Flight from Oslo to Darwin

Norse Atlantic Airways, a low-cost airline focused on the transatlantic market, completed a flight between Oslo and Darwin, which earned its place in history as the first non-stop flight connecting Norway and Australia.

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The aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 registered LN-FNB, took off on Saturday, August 3 at 6:00 AM (local time) from Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport and landed at Darwin Airport at 6:00 AM on Sunday, August 4 (local time), covering approximately 14,730 kilometers in 16 and a half hours.

The flight was a charter operation contracted by Albastar S. A. through Scandinavia’s largest air broker, Aircontact.

«The completion of this charter flight between Norway and Darwin, a first in aviation, is a testament to our commitment to consistently offer excellent service to our charter flight customers. The Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner is the perfect aircraft for ultra-long-haul flights, and we are proud to demonstrate its capabilities on this historic route,» said Mette Birkedahl, Charter and ACMI Director at Norse Atlantic Airways.

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On its return, the LN-FNB took off from Darwin at 2:35 PM on Monday, August 5 (local time) headed to Rome with a stopover in Bangkok.

Norse Atlantic Airways operates a fleet of 12 Boeing 787-9 aircraft: 7 registered in Norway and 5 with its British subsidiary. The LV-FNB was originally delivered to Norwegian Air in July 2019.

Their regular network consists of the following routes:

• To/from New York/JFK
  • London-LGW
  • Oslo
  • Rome
  • Paris-CDG
  • Berlin
  • Athens
• To/from Los Angeles
  • Oslo
  • London-LGW
  • Paris-CDG
• To/from Miami
  • Oslo
  • London-LGW
• To/from Orlando
  • London-LGW
• To/from Bangkok
  • Oslo