Norwegian establishes a new base in Tenerife and expands the Spanish route network

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Norwegian establishes a new base in Tenerife and expands the Spanish route network

Norwegian continues its expansion in Europe and today announced the opening of a new base of operations in Tenerife. Along with the new crew base, Norwegian expands its Spanish route network by adding more destinations and frequencies.

The new base at Tenerife South Airport (TFS) is Norwegian’s fourth base in Spain, along with Alicante, Malaga and Las Palmas. 

“Our new base at Tenerife is established to meet the great demand for quality flights at a low fare between Europe and this beautiful island. We see a major passenger potential between Spain, Germany and UK. The great response to our routes between Spain and the Nordic also encourages us to increase frequencies to our existing route map,” says Norwegian’s CEO Bjørn Kjos.  

New German routes and increased number of flights
Norwegian opens two new routes between Berlin (SXF) and Gran Canaria and Tenerife starting on February 1 and 2, 2014, respectively. The airline also increases the number of flights between Hamburg and Malaga and Tenerife as well as between Malaga and Munich and Malaga and Köln.

Increased number of UK flights
From the end of October, Norwegian will operate three weekly flights between Malaga and London Gatwick as well as four weekly flights between Tenerife and London. Norwegian will begin operating daily flights between Malaga and London from February 14 as well as daily flights between Tenerife and London from January 31. 

Flight schedule new German routes

Tenerife – Berlin
Norwegian will operate two weekly flights Thursday and Saturday between Tenerife (TFS) and Berlin (SFX) from February 1.

Gran Canaria – Berlin
Norwegian will operate two weekly flights Thursday and Sunday between Gran Canaria (LPA) and Berlin (SFX) from February 2.

Flight schedule increased German routes

Tenerife – Hamburg
Norwegian will increase from two to three weekly flights Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday between Tenerife (TFS) and Hamburg (HAM) from February 4.

Malaga – Hamburg
Norwegian will increase operation from three to four weekly flights – on Mondays,Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays between Malaga (AGP) and Hamburg (HAM) from February 16.

Malaga – Munich
Norwegian will increase operation from two to three weekly flights on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays between Malaga (AGP) and Munich (MUC) from February 15.

Malaga – Köln
Norwegian will increase operation from three to four weekly flights on Tuesdays,Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Malaga (AGP) and Köln (CGN) from February 18.

Flight schedule UK routes

Malaga – London
Malaga - London: From the end of October, we offer three weekly flights between Malaga (AGP) and London Gatwick (LGW).  From February 14, a direct route will be operated every day.

Tenerife – London:  Norwegian operates four weekly flights between Tenerife (TFS) and London Gatwick (LGW) from October 27 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. From January 31, a direct route will be operated every day.  

Flight schedule increased number of Scandinavian routes

Norway

Malaga – Oslo
Norwegian will operate five weekly flights between Malaga (AGP) and Oslo (OSL) until December 31,2013 – on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Between February 14 until March 5, there will be six weekly flights. From March 5, there will be seven weekly flights.

Tenerife – Oslo
Norwegian will operate two weekly flights between Tenerife (TFS) and Oslo (OSL).

Sweden

Stockholm – Tenerife
Norwegian will operate three weekly flights between Stockholm (ARN) and Tenerife (TFS) until March 29, 2014 – on Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. 

Gothenburg – Tenerife
Norwegian will operate two weekly flights between Gothenburg (GOT) and Tenerife (TFS) until March 25, 2014 – on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

Denmark

Copenhagen – Tenerife
Norwegian will operate three weekly flights between Copenhagen (CPH) and Tenerife (TFS) until March 27, 2014 – on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. 

Tickets are available for sale today at www.norwegian.com. 

Press contact:
Norwegian Press Office +47 815 11 816

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Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, commercially branded “Norwegian”, is a low-cost airline listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Norwegian is the second largest airline in Scandinavia and third largest low cost carrier in Europe. Close to 18 million passengers chose to fly on its network in 2012. Norwegian has a route portfolio that stretches across Europe into North Africa and the Middle East, as well as long-haul flights to the US and Southeast Asia. The company has a total of 382 routes to 121 destinations on sale and employs approximately 3,000 people in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, UK, Spain and Thailand. The company has 275 undelivered aircraft on firm order. Norwegian was founded in 1993 and its headquarter is in Fornebu, Norway. In June 2013, Norwegian was voted Europe’s best low-cost carrier of the year by the renowned SkyTrax World Airline Awards. Norwegian offers better leg room than most competitors, in-flight WiFi, world-class punctuality and a fleet of 75 aircraft with an average age of only 4.6 years.

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The Norwegian group is a leading Nordic aviation company, headquartered at Fornebu outside Oslo, Norway. The company has over 8,200 employees and owns two of the prominent airlines in the Nordics: Norwegian Air Shuttle and Widerøe’s Flyveselskap. Widerøe was acquired by Norwegian in 2024, aiming to facilitate seamless air travel across the two airline’s networks.

Norwegian Air Shuttle, the largest Norwegian airline with around 4,700 employees, operates an extensive route network connecting Nordic countries to key European destinations. In 2023, Norwegian carried over 20 million passengers and maintained a fleet of 87 Boeing 737-800 and 737 MAX 8 aircraft.

Widerøe’s Flyveselskap, Norway’s oldest airline, is Scandinavia’s largest regional carrier. The airline has more than 3,500 employees. Mainly operating the short-runway airports in rural Norway, Widerøe operates several state contract routes (PSO routes) in addition to its own commercial network. In 2023, the airline had 3.3 million passengers and a fleet of 48 aircraft, including 45 Bombardier Dash 8’s and three Embraer E190-E2's. Widerøe Ground Handling provides ground handling services at 41 Norwegian airports.

The Norwegian group has sustainability as a key priority and has committed to significantly reducing carbon emissions from its operations. Among numerous initiatives, the most noteworthy is the investment in production and use of fossil-free aviation fuel (SAF). Norwegian strives to become the sustainable choice for its passengers, actively contributing to the transformation of the aviation industry.

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