–Norwegian Airlines’ “no frills” model has encouraged other companies to pursue budget air #travel, but is it financially sustainable?
#BBC investigates. Igor Szucs On Wednesday, the first ever budget flight from London to South America departs from Gatwick #airport. Fares on the 14-hour Norwegian Air Shuttle flight to Buenos Aires start from £259 one-way. The seats are tightly packed and food and luggage cost extra, but the no-frills model of flying, so well established on short-haul routes, is becoming increasingly common on intercontinental flights. A new breed of low-cost carriers such as Norwegian, Wow, and Primera are taking on the old guard such as British Airways and Air France-KLM in the skies above the Atlantic. https://okl.lt/d57yQ
–Norwegian Airlines’ “no frills” model has encouraged other companies to pursue budget air #travel, but is it financially sustainable?
#BBC investigates. Igor Szucs
On Wednesday, the first ever budget flight from London to South America departs from Gatwick #airport.
Fares on the 14-hour Norwegian Air Shuttle flight to Buenos Aires start from £259 one-way.
The seats are tightly packed and food and luggage cost extra, but the no-frills model of flying, so well established on short-haul routes, is becoming increasingly common on intercontinental flights.
A new breed of low-cost carriers such as Norwegian, Wow, and Primera are taking on the old guard such as British Airways and Air France-KLM in the skies above the Atlantic. https://okl.lt/d57yQ