This Wednesday (17), Norse Atlantic Airways inaugurated its transatlantic operations from Berlin-Brandenburg Airport (BER) with non-stop service from New York (JFK), making the low-cost airline the second carrier to offer routes to the United States from the German capital.
Flight NO 601 was operated in a Boeing 787 Dreamliner registered with the registration number LN-FNI, the aircraft took off from Brandenburg Airport at 20:01 local time and landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport at 22:11.
Flight N0 601 has taken off from BER for the first time. With @flynorse you can get from #BER to New York @JFKairport in 8:40 hours non-stop every day as of today. We say: Welcome at BER Airport! #BERconnects #NewYork #Norse #berlinairport #helloBER pic.twitter.com/gjcjpeQJUj
— BER – Berlin Brandenburg Airport (@berlinairport) August 17, 2022
According to data obtained by Aviacionline through the Eurostat app in 2019, 216,805 passengers were mobilized between Berlin and New York in 1,065 air operations. For this summer season, Norse Atlantic will be the airline with the largest capacity in this market.
The low-cost airline currently offers daily flights from the German capital from John F. Kennedy Airport and will be complemented by its non-stop service from Los Angeles (LAX) with three weekly flights. Norse Atlantic is the only airline to offer non-stop flights between Berlin and the West Coast of the United States.
Brandenburg Airport (BER) becomes the low-cost carrier’s third base along with London Gatwick (LGW) and Oslo (OSL), the carrier’s initial plan is to connect Europe with the United States by offering affordable fares.
New service to Florida
As of December 7, Norse Atlantic will have a new service between the German capital and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) with three weekly flights, this will be the company’s third route in the state of Florida, the schedule is as follows:
- Berlin – Fort Lauderdale Flight NO 621 BER 16:25 – FLL 21:00 Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
- Fort Lauderdale – Berlin Flight NO 622 FLL 23:00 – BER 14:40+1 Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.
The service will be operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with a capacity of 338 passengers in two classes (56 Premium Economy/282 Economy) and promotional fares start at USD 176 roundtrip.
Fort Lauderdale is home to Norse Atlantic’s U.S. offices, and in addition to this to Berlin (FLL) the airline also offers a route from Oslo (OSL) with three flights a week year-round.
The last service between the German capital and Florida was in 2017 by the extinct Air Berlin with a non-stop service between Berlin Tegel (TXL) and Miami (MIA), according to Eurostat data this route mobilized 75,299 passengers in 331 air operations.
See also: Norse Atlantic Airways inaugurates flights to Los Angeles
