Competition is heating up on Paris.
Low price Nordic Atlantic Airlines said on Tuesday that it would launch flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) and Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) beginning in March.
The announcement came less than two weeks after the New York headquarters JetBlue similarly reveals flight plan between New York and Paristhrow new competition into a market dominated by Delta and Air France-KLM’s joint venture.
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Norse said it plans to operate daily service starting March 26, 2023. Eastbound flights will depart from JFK at 12:30 a.m. and arrive in Paris at 2:05 p.m. local time. direction. Westbound flights depart at 7:45pm, land at 10pm
Norse’s model borrows heavily from Norwegian Air, the ultra-low-cost transatlantic airline that quickly grew into a large transatlantic company before encountering economic headwinds and economic headwinds. finally shifting focus to short-haul flights in Europe during the pandemic. Like Norway did, Norse uses Boeing 787 Dreamliners equipped with premium economy class and a regular coach cabin. It launches in June with flights between New York and Oslo, Norway (OSL). The Airlines also fly between Oslo and Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Los Angeles (LAX), and from JFK to London Gatwick (LGW) and Berlin (BER).
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Fares on the JFK-Paris route will start at 219 euros each way, the airline said, or about $226.
TPG staff flew over Northern Europe overall was very impressed with both cabins, considering the fare they paid. For those who have previously flown Norwegian, the experience will be familiar; Norse uses a variety of precision aircraft that Norway has used in the past.
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