Norwegian reveals most popular May bank holiday destinations for UK holidaymakers

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Norwegian reveals most popular May bank holiday destinations for UK holidaymakers

  • City breaks top the most popular getaways for Norwegian passengers in the UK

Low-cost airline Norwegian reveals the most popular destinations for Brits jetting off this May bank holiday (29 April - 2 May).

Norwegian, which serves more than 40 destinations direct from Gatwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester, has revealed the top three destinations UK holidaymakers have booked for travel over the May bank holiday weekend using Norwegian Holidays.

Top three May bank holiday destinations booked (in order of popularity):

1.Copenhagen

2.Berlin

3.New York

As Norwegian’s record breaking summer season gets underway, Norwegian Holidays has also revealed the most popular destinations British tourists have booked this week (in order of popularity):

1.Berlin

2.Copenhagen

3.New York

Thomas Ramdahl, Chief Commercial Officer at Norwegian said: “Brits are saving time and money on their next holiday by booking affordable package deals with Norwegian. City breaks are continuing to be popular and with our low fares, we’re making it easier to access Europe and the U.S. for a long weekend getaway. Norwegian has more than 45,000 seats from the UK direct to a range of popular destinations over the May bank holiday, including Pula, Boston and our newest destination Crete. As such, Brits flying with Norwegian get to experience brand new comfortable aircraft and a high quality service, all at a low-cost.”

Browsers of Norwegian’s website have access to the Low Fare calendar which plots the lowest available fares to all of the carrier’s destinations. By selecting the departure airport and destination and viewing the month of travel, browsers can easily gain access to the lowest possible rates.

Norwegian also offers UK passengers the only direct low-cost flights to the U.S. with a record number 425,000 transatlantic seats this summer. New direct flights from Gatwick to Oakland-San Francisco will take off from 12 May offering the UK a seventh low-cost route to the U.S with fares available from £149.

- ENDS

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Norwegian in the UK:

  • Norwegian first launched UK flights in 2003 and now operates from London Gatwick, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester Airports to more than 40 destinations worldwide
  • Norwegian is the third largest airline at London Gatwick, with 3.9 million yearly passengers, and with more than 700 pilots, cabin crew and staff working from its Gatwick base
  • In 2014, Norwegian introduced the UK’s first low-cost, long haul flights to the U.S. - the airlines now flies to 7 U.S destinations with fares from just £135 one way
  • Norwegian is the only airline to offer free inflight WiFi on UK flights to more than 30 European destinations
  • The airline has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world with an average age of four years, including next-generation Boeing 787 Dreamliners and Boeing 737-800s
  • Norwegian has been voted ‘Europe’s best low-cost carrier’ by passengers for three consecutive years at SkyTrax World Airline Awards, and was also the first airline to be awarded the ‘World's best low-cost long-haul airline’ in 2015 by SkyTrax

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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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