Norwegian Air Shuttle will continue their collaboration with TUI for the upcoming winter and summer seasons with flights from Scandinavia to destinations in Europe. Norwegian will also supply 70 percent of TUI’s charter capacity in Norway.
On Monday (October 30, 2023), Norwegian Air Shuttle announced that they will continue their collaboration with TUI for the upcoming winter 2023/24 and summer 2024 seasons. Norwegian will operate flights on behalf of TUI from Scandinavia to destinations in Europe and will also supply 70 percent of TUI’s capacity in Norway. Norwegian has partnered with TUI, their largest charter operator partner, since 2010.
In Norway, Norwegian will fly for TUI from Bergen, Stavanger, Haugesund, Ålesund, Bodø, Evenes, Tromsø, Sandefjord-Torp and Oslo to destinations in Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey. In Sweden, the carrier will fly from the airports in Karlstad and Kalmar to Gran Canaria in Spain and from Stockholm to Catania in Italy, while the flights in Denmark go from Copenhagen Airport to Mallorca in Spain and Catania.
In Monday’s announcement, Norwegian Air Shuttle’s Commercial Director, Magnus Thome Maursund, said,
“We have a good collaboration with TUI, and are very happy to continue this for the coming seasons as well. TUI is the Nordic region's largest travel operator and offers trips to many exciting destinations. We continue to renew the aircraft fleet, and we look forward to welcoming even more passengers on board our modern aircraft, and will ensure that they have a comfortable start to their holiday.”
Also commenting on the partnership renewal, TUI’s Commercial Director – the Nordics, Tommy Serban, added,
“We are happy to renew our long partnership with Norwegian. Like TUI, Norwegian is an established player with a high level of trust among Scandinavian travelers. The flight is an important focus area for us at TUI, and our customer surveys show that Norwegian does a fantastic job with the experience on board. We look forward to continuing together and developing the best holiday experience for our customers. Not least to our biggest winter travel destination, the Canary Islands.”
Norwegian Air Shuttle was established in September 2002 with four domestic routes, and has since carried over 300 million passengers. The carrier is the largest Norwegian airline and currently employs approximately 4,500 team members. Most employees are based in Norway in Oslo, Trondheim, Bergen and Stavanger, or at the company’s head office in Fornebu. The carrier also has offices in Riga and Barcelona, as well as bases in Alicante and Malaga. The carrier currently offers affordable flights on a short-haul network of destinations in the Nordic countries and to key European destinations. Norwegian aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 45 percent by 2050.
Source: Norwegian Air Shuttle/Mynewsdesk