Scandinavian airline Norwegian is to launch long-haul services from Gatwick to three US cities for summer 2014 with one-way prices starting at £149.
The airline is planning to fly year-round from the Sussex airport to New York, Los Angeles and Fort Lauderdale starting in early July 2014 with all flights scheduled to use Dreamliner B787 aircraft according to its GDS inventory.
Norwegian launched a new base at Gatwick for summer 2013 offering routes to the Mediterranean. It will add another five short-haul destinations for summer 2014: Santorini, Corfu, Sicily (Catania), Cyprus and Budapest.
The airline plans to fly twice weekly from Gatwick to Los Angeles starting on July 2, three times per week to New York JFK from July 3, and twice per week to Fort Lauderdale in Florida.
Norwegian’s CEO Bjorn Kjos said: "There’s great demand for high quality flights at a low fare between the UK and the US, particularly to and from Gatwick, where no other airline currently offers these routes.
"We are looking forward to welcoming many new customers on board our brand new aircraft. Launching long-haul routes between Gatwick and the United States is also an important part of our strategy to expand internationally and get a stronger foothold in markets outside Scandinavia."
Stewart Wingate, Gatwick's CEO, added: "This is one of the most exciting route developments since Gatwick’s change of ownership four years ago and shows the benefits to passengers of Gatwick competing with Heathrow on routes, price and service."
norwegian.com/uk