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Norse Atlantic Airways Announces Redelivery of One Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on Lease to IndiGo

Norse Atlantic Airways has announced that due to the closure of a UK route, Indigo will redeliver one of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners on ACMI charter. Norse will redeploy the aircraft with direct service between Europe and Thailand for winter 2026/27.


Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Courtesy Norse Atlantic Airways
Norse Atlantic Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Courtesy Norse Atlantic Airways

On Tuesday (June 2, 2026), Norse Atlantic Airways announced that IndiGo will redeliver one of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners operated on ACMI charter due to the closure of a UK route.  The aircraft will be redelivered to Norse Atlantic on August 31, 2026.  IndiGo will continue to operate all their remaining aircraft leased from Norse Atlantic as planned.  For the upcoming winter 2026/27 season, Norse will redeploy that aircraft on direct flights between Europe and Thailand.  Norse Atlantic commenced ACMI operations for IndiGo in March 2025, with a total of six Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners progressively deployed through early 2026.


In Tuesday’s announcement, Norse Atlantic Airways’ CEO, Eivind Roald, said,


“With the additional aircraft, we look forward to deploying extra capacity on our successful and profitable Thailand routes.  We also continue to strengthen our strong partnership with IndiGo and have jointly initiated a strategic collaboration project to assess new and deeper cooperation.”


Also commenting on the 787-9 redelivery, IndiGo’s SVP - Network Planning & Revenue Management, Abhijit Dasgupta, said,


“We inducted these leased wide-body aircraft to fast-track our connectivity to high potential long-haul destinations such as Manchester and witnessed very encouraging demand response.  It is, therefore, unfortunate that longer flying times due to airspace constraints combined with dramatically escalating costs compelled us to take the decision to discontinue India – Manchester services.  The response and support for these services have reinforced our belief in the opportunity for IndiGo’s long-haul ambitions, and we are convinced that this discontinuation is temporary.  We look forward to serving this route again at the earliest viable opportunity and are exploring innovative solutions to continuing our collaboration with Norse Atlantic Airways.”


Norse Atlantic Airways is committed to offering affordable fares on direct, long-haul flights to popular destinations, along with specialized charter and ACMI services for tailored travel needs, and extensive cargo operations.  Founded by major shareholder Bjørn Tore Larsen in March 2021, Norse operates a modern fleet of 12 fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliners, which seat 338 guests and offer Premium and Economy Class, serving a network of destinations across North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.  The airline’s first flight took off from Oslo to New York on June 14, 2022.



Source: Norse Atlantic Airways

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